Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicritique

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-cri-tique
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A critique of a critique; a metacritique.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From epi- + critique. Compare German Epikritik.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi
Root: Epikritik

Inflected Forms

epicritiques (plural)

Questions

What does epicritique mean?: A critique of a critique; a metacritique.
Where does epicritique come from?: It is traced to German.

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