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- [krahy-teer-ee-uh n]
- /kraɪˈtɪər i ən/
- /kraɪˈtɪə.ri.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krahy-teer-ee-uh n]
- /kraɪˈtɪər i ən/
Definitions of criteria word
- noun plural criteria a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. 1
- noun criteria Plural form of criterion. 1
- noun criteria plural of criterion. 0
- noun criteria (nonstandard, proscribed) A single criterion. 0
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Origin of criteria
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Greek kritḗrion a standard, equivalent to kri- variant stem of krī́nein to separate, decide + -tērion neuter suffix of means (akin to Latin -tōrium -tory2)
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Parts of speech for Criteria
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conjunction
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criteria popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for criteria
noun criteria
- conventionalities — Plural form of conventionality.
- golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- rightness — correctness or accuracy.
- natural law — a principle or body of laws considered as derived from nature, right reason, or religion and as ethically binding in human society.
Antonyms for criteria
noun criteria
- changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- conjectures — Plural form of conjecture.
- fancies — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- possibilities — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
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