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ecocritic

ecocritic noun: one who is involved in the field of ecocriticism.

Noun

ecocritic (plural ecocritics)

  1. One who is involved in the field of ecocriticism.
    • In fact, any written work or artifact that in any way shows humankind's relationship to the natural world is likely to catch the attention of the ecocritic.2000, Betty Harris Day, William A Wortman, Literature in English: a guide for librarians in the digital age
    • So ecocritics continue to seek the solution to the solution by reference to nature. They steer with nature as their compass.2003, Andrew McMurry, Environmental renaissance: Emerson, Thoreau, and the systems of nature

Forms of ecocritic

pluralecocritics

Origin of ecocritic

From eco- + critic.

Questions about ecocritic

What does ecocritic mean?
Ecocritic means one who is involved in the field of ecocriticism.
What part of speech is ecocritic?
Ecocritic is a noun.
What is the plural of ecocritic?
The plural of ecocritic is ecocritics.

Words near ecocritic in the dictionary

  1. ecocratic
  2. ecocrazies
  3. ecocrazy
  4. ecocrises
  5. ecocrisis
  6. ecocritic
  7. ecocritical
  8. ecocritically
  9. ecocriticism
  10. ecocriticisms
  11. ecocritics

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