What does "critique" mean?

Critique: 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." I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.] A question among critiques in the ages to come. Bp. Lincoln.
  2. 3.To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] Pope.

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