critique

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
noun a serious examination and judgment of something
verb appraise critically

Unadapted borrowing from French critique, from New Latin critica (“critique”), feminine of criticus (“critical”); see critic.

Footnote 903: Critique Scientifique, pp. — The Beginnings of Poetry, Francis Barton Gummere
For a critique of it see Manning. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
15—1 t.” appended to each of the critiques. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

review, critical review, review article

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