lit crit

A form of literary criticism — The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

Meanings

nounlit crit (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountableClipping of literary criticism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe informed analysis and evaluation of literature

Broader
literary study

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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