Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

essay question

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: es-say ques-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A question in an examination that requires a long answer in the form of an essay.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank"

Inflected Forms

essay questions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

MCQ multiple-choice question word problem

Questions

What does essay question mean?: A question in an examination that requires a long answer in the form of an essay.

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