Critique (kr&ibreve_;tēk), n. [F. critique, f., fr. Gr. kritikh (sc. technh) the critical art, from kritikos. See Critic.]
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1. The art of criticism. [Written also critic.] [R.]
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2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and thorough analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's “Critique of Pure Reason.”
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I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal. Addison.
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3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]
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A question among critiques in the ages to come. Bp. Lincoln.
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