epicritique

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noun

A critique of a critique; a metacritique.

OriginGerman Epikritik →
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Meanings

nounepicritique (plural epicritiques)

plural epicritiques

  1. A critique of a critique; a metacritique.

    The positive aspect of his [Niels Ege's] article is the epicritique of Benveniste's critique of Saussure.

    1953 August 29, Alfons Nehring, “Recherches structurales 1949 (review)”, in Word, volume 9, number 2, page 164

Origin

  1. GermanEpikritik
  2. Englishepicritique

From epi- + critique. Compare German Epikritik.

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APA

epicritique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicritique

MLA

“epicritique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicritique. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epicritique,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epicritique.

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