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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Critique

/(krĭ*tēk")/ · Cri·tique · IPA /kɹɪˈtik/
01 n. The art of criticism.
  1. 1.
    The art of criticism.[R.]
  2. 2.
    A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and thorough 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. 3.
    A critic; one who criticises.[Obs.]
    “A question among critiques in the ages to come.” — Bp. Lincoln.
02 v. t. To criticise or pass judgment upon.
  1. 1.
    To criticise or pass judgment upon.[Obs.]