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etudes

etudes is the plural of etude.

Meaning of etude

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

Questions about etudes

What is etudes the plural of?
Etudes is the plural of etude.

Words near etudes in the dictionary

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

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