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Definition of critique noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

critique

noun
 
 
/krɪˈtiːk/
 
/krɪˈtiːk/
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  1. a piece of written criticism of a set of ideas, a work of art, etc.
    • She wrote a feminist critique of Freud's theories.
    • The book provides a radical critique of modern workplace structures.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • detailed
    • effective
    • incisive
    • …
    verb + critique
    • give
    • make
    • offer
    • …
    preposition
    • critique of
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    Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from French, based on Greek kritikē tekhnē ‘critical art’.
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