Associations to the word «Etude»

Wiktionary

ETUDE, noun. (music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
ÉTUDE, noun. Alternative spelling of etude

Dictionary definition

ETUDE, noun. A short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne