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Definitions for Criteria
[1] a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
[2] a standard by which something can be judged or decided
[3] philosophy a defining characteristic of something
Words related to Criteria
criteriontouchstone, benchmark, principle, yardstick, precedent, norm, proof, foundation, scale, basis, pattern, original, canon, rule, standard, prototype, exemplar, measure, opinion, model
Words nearby Criteria
criterioncristobal, cristobalite, cristophe, crit, crit., criterion, crithidia, critic, critical, critical angle, critical apparatus
Origin of Criteria
on1605–15; < Greek kritḗrion a standard, equivalent to kri- variant stem of krī́nein to separate, decide + -tērion neuter suffix of means (akin to Latin -tōrium -tory2)
Words that may be confused with Criteria
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, criterioncriteria, criterion, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Criteria
cri·te·ri·al , adjective
Word origin for Criteria
onC17: from Greek kritērion from kritēs judge, from krinein to decide
Synonyms for Criteria
benchmark, norm, precedent, principle, proof, touchstone, yardstick, archetype, basis, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, prototype, rule, scale, standard, point of comparison