English Dictionary: Critique | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Critique | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Critique \Cri*tique"\, v. t. [Cf. {Critic}, v.] To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Critique \Cri*tique"\ (kr?-t?k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] (sc. [?][?][?][?]) the critical art, from [?][?][?][?][?]. See {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 [bd]Critique of Pure Reason.[b8] 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. |