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eight-legged essay

noun

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 八股文 (bāgǔwén).

derived from 八股文

Definitions

A portion of the Chinese imperial examination that consisted of writing an essay…
A portion of the Chinese imperial examination that consisted of writing an essay consisting of eight parts.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eight-legged essay. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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