"小論文" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːɾõ̞mbɯ̟̃ɴ] Forms: 小論文 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (ろん), (ぶん)), shōronbun [romanization], seuronbun [romanization], せうろんぶん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 小(しょう) (shō-, “small, little”) + 論(ろん)文(ぶん) (ronbun, “essay”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|小|しょう-|論%文|ろん%ぶん|t1=small, little|t2=essay}} 小(しょう) (shō-, “small, little”) + 論(ろん)文(ぶん) (ronbun, “essay”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうろんぶん|hhira=せうろんぶん}} 小(しょう)論(ろん)文(ぶん) • (shōronbun) ^(←せうろんぶん (seuronbun)?)
  1. short essay Wikipedia link: ja:論文#+ Hypernyms: 論文 (ronbun) (ruby: (ろん), (ぶん))
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