el

masculine

/enˈsajo/

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Translation

rehearsal, essay

Word origin

From Late Latin exagium ('a weighing'), from exigere ('to weigh out, examine'). The same source gives English 'essay' and 'assay'.

Origin: Latin
Root: exagium
English cognates: essay, assay

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralensayos

Examples

The dress rehearsal of the play is this afternoon.

She wrote a brilliant essay on the history of cinema.

The actors arrived late to the rehearsal of the second act.

We approved the new engine after several laboratory tests.

¿ ?

Have you finished the essay you have to hand in tomorrow?

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This word is part of lesson 38.