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The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lit crit
Antonyms: none provided
the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lit crit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: literary study
a written evaluation of a work of literature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: criticism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
Narrower terms: explication de texte, textual criticism, new criticism, analysis, review, critique, critical review, review article
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
文學批評 /文学批评
(wénxué pīpíng)
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Czech:
literární kritika
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Dutch:
literatuurkritiek
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Dutch:
literaire kritiek
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Faroese:
bókmentaummæli
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Finnish:
kirjallisuuskritiikki
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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French:
critique littéraire
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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German:
Literaturkritik
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Hungarian:
irodalomkritika
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Irish:
critic liteartha
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Malayalam:
സാഹിത്യ വിമർശനം
(sāhitya vimaṟśanaṁ)
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Persian:
نقد ادبی
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Polish:
krytyka literacka
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Romanian:
critică literară
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Russian:
литерату́рная кри́тика
(literatúrnaja krítika)
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Scottish Gaelic:
breithneachadh-litreachais
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Spanish:
crítica literaria
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Swedish:
litteraturkritik
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Tagalog:
pamumunang pampanitikan
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Ukrainian:
літерату́рна кри́тика
(literatúrna krýtyka)
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Vietnamese:
phê bình văn học
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
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Yiddish:
ליטעראַרישע קריטיק
(literarishe kritik)
— study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation
