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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCriterion
/kraɪˈtɪəriən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
"The main criterion for admission is academic excellence."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Greek kritērion, meaning 'a means of judging', from kritēs 'judge', from krinein 'to judge'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Criterion" is said worldwide
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critère
Transliteration: critère
"Le critère principal est l'expérience."
Kriterium
Transliteration: Kriterium
"Das wichtigste Kriterium ist Qualität."
criterio
Transliteration: criterio
"Questo è il criterio fondamentale."
criterio
Transliteration: criterio
"El principal criterio de selección es la experiencia."
critério
Transliteration: critério
"O principal critério é a qualidade."
मानदंड
Transliteration: maandand
"चयन के लिए मुख्य मानदंड योग्यता है।"
标准
Transliteration: biāozhǔn
"这是录用的主要标准。"
기준
Transliteration: gijun
"가장 중요한 기준은 실력입니다."
基準
Transliteration: kijun
"採用の基準を満たしている。"
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