criterion

CEFRC1

/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A standard used to judge or decide something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

Examples

  • Money is not a criterion of success.

  • The main criterion is value for money.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ən/

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In context

  • What criterion did you use when you elected this essay as the winner?

  • criterion of choice, of decision, of selection

  • Near-synonym: benchmark

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.