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critique.

critical (urgent)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kʁi.tik/
  1. critical (urgent)

    La situation est à présent plus que critique.
  2. critical (of great importance)

  3. critical (related to criticism)

  4. judgemental

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

noun/kʁi.tik/
  1. criticism

    feminine
  2. review, usually written

    feminine
  3. reason; logic

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

noun/kʁi.tik/
  1. critic (profession)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

verb/kʁi.tik/
  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of critiquer

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

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