historicocritical

adjective

Of or relating to a form of literary criticism that aims to understand texts in their original historical context.

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Meanings

adjectivehistoricocritical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a form of literary criticism that aims to understand texts in their original historical context.

Origin

From historico- + critical.

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APA

historicocritical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historicocritical

MLA

“historicocritical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historicocritical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “historicocritical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historicocritical.

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