criteria C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ UK /kɹaɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #14988 Meanings 1 noun The standards or rules used to judge or decide something (plural of criterion). The candidates were assessed against three clear criteria. Common collocations design criteria Noun + noun Etymology AI details The plural form of criterion, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern. Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # criteria **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ə/ **IPA (UK):** /kɹaɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 14988 ## Meanings 1. The standards or rules used to judge or decide something (plural of criterion). ## Examples - The candidates were assessed against three clear criteria. ## Etymology The plural form of criterion, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern. ## AI Etymology Criteria has the etymology The plural form of criterion, formed according to the Ancient Greek -ον (-on) → -α (-a) pluralisation pattern. In present-day use, it means the standards or rules used to judge or decide something (plural of criterion). ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown