noun
Meaning 1
plural of criterion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:criteria.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
criteria
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/
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Received-Pronunciation: [kɹaɪ̯ˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə]
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiə
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Canada, General-American: /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
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Canada, General-American: [kɹaɪ̯ˈtɪɹ.i.ə]
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rhymes with -ɪɹiə
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Australian: /kɹɑeˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/
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Australian: [kɹɑe̯ˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə]
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CMU ARPABET: K R AY0 T IH1 R IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A single criterion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, proscribed
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:criteria.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A set of criteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, proscribed, uncountable
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:criteria.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
The plural form of criterion, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern.
Real reading context