Main Entry: étude

Pronunciation: \ˈā-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, literally, study, from Middle French estude, estudie, from Old French — more at study

Date: circa 1837

1 : a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique
2 : a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic value