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metacriticism

metacriticism noun: criticism of criticism.

Noun

metacriticism (countable and uncountable, plural metacriticisms)

  1. Criticism of criticism.

Forms of metacriticism

pluralmetacriticisms

Origin of metacriticism

From meta- + criticism.

Questions about metacriticism

What does metacriticism mean?
Metacriticism means criticism of criticism.
What part of speech is metacriticism?
Metacriticism is a noun.
What is the plural of metacriticism?
The plural of metacriticism is metacriticisms.

Words near metacriticism in the dictionary

  1. metacrisis
  2. metacristid
  3. metacriteria
  4. metacriterion
  5. metacritical
  6. metacriticism
  7. metacriticisms
  8. metacritique
  9. metacritiques
  10. metacrolein
  11. metacromia

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