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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Aalochak
"आलोचक ने फिल्म की नकारात्मक समीक्षा की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something.
"The critic wrote a scathing review of the new movie." - 2
A person who judges the merits of literary or artistic works.
"As a renowned critic, she often influences public opinion on new books."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek 'kritikos' meaning 'able to discern or judge', stemming from 'krino' (to separate, decide, or judge). It entered English via the French 'critique' and Latin 'criticus' during the late 16th century, initially referring to one who judges literary works before expanding to general fault-finders and evaluators.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Critic" is said worldwide
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Critique
Transliteration: kree-teek
"Le critique a écrit une critique élogieuse du film."
Kritiker
Transliteration: kri-ti-ker
"Der Kritiker lobte das neue Buch."
Critico
Transliteration: kree-ti-ko
"Il critico ha recensito il film positivamente."
Crítico
Transliteration: kree-ti-ko
"El crítico escribió una reseña negativa de la obra."
Crítico
Transliteration: kree-ti-ko
"O crítico elogiou a nova peça de teatro."
आलोचक
Transliteration: Aalochak
"आलोचक ने फिल्म की नकारात्मक समीक्षा की।"
评论家
Transliteration: pínglùn jiā
"评论家对这部电影的评价很高。"
비평가
Transliteration: bipyungga
"비평가는 이 책을 높이 평가했다."
批評家
Transliteration: Hihyōka
"批評家はその映画を絶賛した。"
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