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etude

UK/ˈeɪ.tʃuːd//ˈeɪt(j)ud/

etude noun: a short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

Noun

etude (plural etudes)

  1. A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
    • The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 110
    Synonyms:
    study

etude meaning in Tamil

etude in Tamil

சிற்றிசை பா

Synonyms of etude

Forms of etude

pluraletudes
alternative formétude

Origin of etude

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

Questions about etude

What does etude mean?
Etude means a short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
What is etude in Tamil?
Etude in Tamil is சிற்றிசை பா. See Etude meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is etude?
Etude is a noun.
How do you pronounce etude?
Etude is pronounced /ˈeɪ.tʃuːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of etude?
The plural of etude is etudes.

Words near etude in the dictionary

  1. Ettrick Water
  2. ettringite
  3. ettringites
  4. ETTs
  5. ETU
  6. etude
  7. etudes
  8. etui
  9. etuis
  10. Etura
  11. ETUs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: etude (page history and authors); etude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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