Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A study; a lesson; especially, in music, a composition having more or less artistic value, but intended mainly to exercise the pupil in overcoming some particular technical difficulty, or two or more related difficulties.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of etude.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
- n. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
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Beautiful Music
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the musician
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