eight-legged essay

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Etymology

Calque of Chinese 八股文 (bāgǔwén).

Noun

eight-legged essay (uncountable)

  1. (education, historical) A portion of the Chinese imperial examination that consisted of writing an essay consisting of eight parts.

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