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