etude

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

From around the year 1837, borrowed from French étude (“study”) from Latin studium. Doublet of studio and study.

Colardeau, Th., Etude sur Epictète. — The Enchiridion, Epictetus
I forget what it was--but his manner was very short and dignified, and he walked away very stiffly towards the door of the etude. — The Martian: A Novel, George Du Maurier
I remember that he one day tried to read 'Les etudes de la Nature', but at the expiration of a quarter of an hour he threw down the book, exclaiming, "How can any one read such silly stuff. — Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

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