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critic

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See also: crític

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, of or for judging, able to discern), from κρίνω (krínō, I judge).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

Noun

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critic (plural critics)

  1. A person who appraises the works of others.
  2. A specialist in judging works of art.
  3. One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
    • 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: [], London: [] James Brackstone, [], →OCLC:
      When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
  4. An opponent.
  5. Obsolete form of critique (an act of criticism)
    • 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: [] W[illiam] Lewis []; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor [], T[homas] Osborn[e] [], and J[ohn] Graves [], →OCLC:
      Make each day a Critick on the last.
  6. Obsolete form of critique (the art of criticism)

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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critic (third-person singular simple present critics, present participle criticking, simple past and past participle criticked)

  1. (obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To criticise.
    • 1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority
      Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.

Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English critique, from French critique, from New Latin critica (critique).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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critic f (genitive singular critice, nominative plural criticí)

  1. critique
    Synonym: beachtaíocht
  2. criticism
    Synonyms: criticeas, léirmheastóireacht

Declension

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Declension of critic (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative critic criticí
vocative a chritic a chriticí
genitive critice criticí
dative critic criticí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chritic na criticí
genitive na critice na gcriticí
dative leis an gcritic
don chritic
leis na criticí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of critic
radical lenition eclipsis
critic chritic gcritic

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Ladin

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Adjective

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critic m pl

  1. masculine plural of critich

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French critique and Latin criticus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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critic m (plural critici)

  1. critic

Adjective

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critic m or n (feminine singular critică, masculine plural critici, feminine and neuter plural critice)

  1. critical

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite critic critică critici critice
definite criticul critica criticii criticele
genitive-
dative
indefinite critic critice critici critice
definite criticului criticei criticelor criticilor