Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crit

/kɹɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
crit
IPA
/kɹɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Criticism.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

Critique.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A proponent of critical legal studies.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A criterium race.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A critical hit.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

To attack with a critical hit.

Slang

noun

Haematocrit.

Colloquial; Uncountable

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How do you pronounce crit?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹɪt/.
What does crit mean?
Criticism.
Where does crit come from?
From criticism, critique, critical, criterium, and critical hit, by shortening.

How to pronounce crit

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