"critical reception" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: critical receptions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Culture
    Sense id: en-critical_reception-en-noun-~sRwG2be Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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