critique

[ kri-teek ]
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noun
  1. an article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.

  2. a criticism or critical comment on some problem, subject, etc.

  1. the art or practice of criticism.

verb (used with object),cri·tiqued, cri·ti·quing.
  1. to review or analyze critically.

Origin of critique

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; from French, from Greek kritikḗ “the art of criticism,” noun use of feminine of kritikós “critical, skilled in judging”; replacing critic

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British Dictionary definitions for critique

critique

/ (krɪˈtiːk) /


noun
  1. a critical essay or commentary, esp on artistic work

  2. the act or art of criticizing

Origin of critique

1
C17: from French, from Greek kritikē, from kritikos able to discern

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