CRITIQUES

Noun

critiques

plural of critique

Verb

critiques

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique

Source: Wiktionary


CRITIQUE

Cri*tique" (kr-tk"), n. Etym: [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. Critic.]

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.

Cri*tique", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Critic, v.]

Definition: To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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