metacritique

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noun

A critique of a critique.

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Meanings

nounmetacritique (plural metacritiques)

plural metacritiques

  1. A critique of a critique.

    Ecocriticism […] has largely avoided self-awareness, self-reflexivity, and metacritique.

    2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 26

Origin

From meta- + critique.

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APA

metacritique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacritique

MLA

“metacritique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacritique. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacritique,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacritique.

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