Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

critical reception

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: crit-i-cal re-cep-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.

Example Sentences

"Critical reception for many Adele songs has been very positive."

Inflected Forms

critical receptions (plural)

Questions

What does critical reception mean?: The degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.

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