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criteria

/kɹaɪˈtɪɹiə/

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Keep the opening long i lighter, then move through ee into a light final uh.

4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The committee agreed on clear criteria.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does criteria mean?

noun

  1. plural of criterion
  2. A single criterion.
  3. A set of criteria.

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IPA pronunciation

/kɹaɪˈtɪɹiə/

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The Parties shall endeavor to develop and adopt common criteria, definitions and interpretations for the implementation of this Chapter.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89
We may apply the results of our discussion to a consideration of the criteria involved in a correct establishing of aims.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
More book examples (3)
Such people, if not martyred too soon, and if possessed of a fruitful ideal, lay new criteria for praise and blame.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
From years of experience with them we ourselves have no faith in their offering sound criteria for age levels above 10 years.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
The separation of pathological reactions from normal ones simplifies the task of their analysis, and makes possible the application of a classification based on objective criteria.
Grace Helen Kent; A. J. (Aaron Joshua) RosanoffA Study of Association in InsanityProject Gutenberg ebook #9172