- (n.) 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.".
- (n.) A critic; one who criticises.
- (n.) The art of criticism.
- (v.) To criticise or pass judgment upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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