/ Dictionary / Index E étude: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: é•tude Pronunciation: (ā'td, ā'tyd, ā-td', ā-tyd' Fr. ā-tyd'), [key] — pl. é•tudes a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique. study (def. 12). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: etude (Thesaurus) et tu, Brute* etui Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acerbity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language