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Added 9 October 2026

criterion

/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ noun

Latin root: criterion Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about criterion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

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.

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