ÉTUDE


Meaning of ÉTUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, study, from Middle French estude, estudie, from Old French — more at study

Date: circa 1837

1. : a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique

2. : a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic value

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.