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essayism

essayism noun: the writing style associated with essays.

Noun

essayism (uncountable)

  1. The writing style associated with essays.

Origin of essayism

From essay + -ism.

Questions about essayism

What does essayism mean?
Essayism means the writing style associated with essays.
What part of speech is essayism?
Essayism is a noun.

Words near essayism in the dictionary

  1. essayic
  2. essayical
  3. essaying
  4. essayings
  5. essayish
  6. essayism
  7. essayist
  8. essayistic
  9. essayistical
  10. essayistically
  11. essayists

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