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   Cri·te·ri·on

   /krīˈtirēən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided: "the launch came too close to violating safety criteria"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Greek kritērion ‘means of judging’, from kritēs (see critic).

   Derivatives

   • 1. criterial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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