"literary criticism" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} literary criticism (uncountable)
  1. (literature) The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Wikipedia link: literary criticism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Literature Related terms: literary theory Translations (study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation): 文學批評 (Chinese Mandarin), 文学批评 (wénxué pīpíng) (Chinese Mandarin), literární kritika [feminine] (Czech), literatuurkritiek [feminine] (Dutch), literaire kritiek [feminine] (Dutch), bókmentaummæli [neuter] (Faroese), kirjallisuuskritiikki (Finnish), critique littéraire [feminine] (French), Literaturkritik [feminine] (German), critic liteartha [feminine] (Irish), സാഹിത്യ വിമർശനം (sāhitya vimaṟśanaṁ) (Malayalam), نقد ادبی (Persian), critică literară [feminine] (Romanian), литерату́рная кри́тика (literatúrnaja krítika) [feminine] (Russian), breithneachadh-litreachais [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), crítica literaria [feminine] (Spanish), litteraturkritik [common-gender] (Swedish), pamumunang pampanitikan (Tagalog), літерату́рна кри́тика (literatúrna krýtyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ליטעראַרישע קריטיק (literarishe kritik) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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