étude

[ ey-tood, ey-tyood, ey-tood, ey-tyood; French ey-tyd ]

/ ˈeɪ tud, ˈeɪ tyud, eɪˈtud, eɪˈtyud; French eɪˈtüd /

a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.

study(def 12).

Origin of étude

From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at study

Etude sur les diverses grandeurs, Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1897.

The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method |Henri Poincar
Etude sur l'Espece a l'occasion d'une revision de la Famille des Cupuliferes.

More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles Darwin
Etude de polarité religieuse, in the Revue Philosophique, Dec., 1909.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim
Etude sur les lettres, les arts et lindustrie pendant le quinzime sicle, vol.

The Story of Bruges |Ernest Gilliat-Smith

His "Gradus ad Parnassum" became the parent of Etude literature.

For Every Music Lover |Aubertine Woodward Moore

étude

/ (ˈeɪtjuːd, French etyd) /

a short musical composition for a solo instrument, esp one designed as an exercise or exploiting technical virtuosity

C19: from French: study