crit
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9.3
- noun
- /krɪt/
- Jargon
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crítica
- Every week you distract us from the work at hand with your whining about the nature of the crit... now secondhand smoke, for God's sake.
Raise your hand if you have been an emotional wreck after a bad crit.
- Raise your hand if you have been an emotional wreck after a bad crit.
- A seat cushion for artists and designers for the love of the crit.
Examples
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Just trying to look at this contest as a wall crit where we say what we like and don't then defend.
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Excuse me for interrupting, but I would really like to get this crit on track.
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You waste our time talking about the crit itself.
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I thought we agreed not to talk about what the artiste says to start the crit.
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Karen: Really, what are these crits for?
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Lenore: Karen, you are as responsible as anyone here for the shape of the crit.
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Karen: We would like a no smoking policy at these crits.
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So true—the hardest writing for me was a short story that my crit partners and I plotted out.
Blog text (15) -
During the art class, the teacher provided a detailed crit of each student's project.
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The students gather every Friday for a crit to discuss their design ideas and receive feedback.
Synonyms
108
5.6
A detailed written or spoken opinion about a work such as a book
52
3.7
A review of a creative work such as a book or film
A meeting where people give feedback on creative work like art or design
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A special method nurses use in intensive care to treat very sick patients
How Critical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crit is short for critique and shares a root with the word critic, meaning 'judge'. A crit is a session where people judge and give feedback on work, so it means a feedback or review meeting.