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Pronunciation : Cri*tique" (kr-tk")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. Critic.]
Definition : 1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]

2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and through analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason." I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.

3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.] A question among critiques in the ages to come. Bp. Lincoln.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cri*tique"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Critic, v.]
Definition : Defn: To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] Pope.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913