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critical reception

critical reception noun: the degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.

Noun

critical reception (plural critical receptions)

  1. The degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.
    • Critical reception for many Adele songs has been very positive.

Forms of critical reception

pluralcritical receptions

Questions about critical reception

What does critical reception mean?
Critical reception means the degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.
What part of speech is critical reception?
Critical reception is a noun.
What is the plural of critical reception?
The plural of critical reception is critical receptions.

Words near critical reception in the dictionary

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  3. critical race theorists
  4. critical race theory
  5. critical rationalism
  6. critical reception
  7. critical receptions
  8. critical Reynolds number
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  10. critical section
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