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cri•te•ri•on
Pronunciation: (krī-tēr'ē-un), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -te•ri•aPronunciation: (-tēr'ē-u), [key] -te•ri•ons.
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
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