"essay question" meaning in English

See essay question in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: essay questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} essay question (plural essay questions)
  1. A question in an examination that requires a long answer in the form of an essay.
    Sense id: en-essay_question-en-noun-ZhmQ5aFf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank"
        }
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