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criterion

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"Standard for judgment"

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9 lettersPronunciation /kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/Part of speech nounSorted ceiinorrtStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

Word origin

From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”); see critic.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: benchmark
  • criterion of choice, of decision, of selection

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