literary criticism vs lit crit

literary criticism and lit crit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
literary criticism	Yes	No	No	No
lit crit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, literary criticism and lit crit are synonyms defined as:

literary criticism and lit crit: the informed analysis and evaluation of literature

literary criticism (noun)	lit crit (noun)
the informed analysis and evaluation of literature	the informed analysis and evaluation of literature
a written evaluation of a work of literature