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criterion
English
Alternative forms
- criteria (nonstandard)
- criterium
Etymology
From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion, “a test, a means of judging”), from ?????? (krit?s, “judge”), from ????? (krín?, “to judge”); see critic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a??t???i.?n/, /k???t???i.?n/
- Rhymes: -??i?n
Noun
criterion (plural criteria)
- A standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged.
Usage notes
- The plural form criterions also exists, but is much less common.
- The form criteria is sometimes used as a nonstandard singular form (as in a criteria, this criteria, and so on), with corresponding plural form criterias. In this use, it sometimes means “a single criterion”, sometimes “a set of criteria”.
Related terms
- criterial
- crisis
- critic
- criticize
- critical
Translations
Further reading
- criterion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- criterion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- tricerion
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????????? (krit?rion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k???t???i?n]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kri?te.ri.on/, [k?i?t????i?n]
Noun
criterion n (genitive criteri?); second declension
- criterion
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Descendants
- ? Catalan: criteri
- ? Dutch: criterium
- ? English: criterion
- ? German: Kriterium
- ? Italian: criterio
- ? Spanish: criterio
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experience
English
Etymology
From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?sp??.i.?ns/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?sp??.???ns/
- Hyphenation: ex?pe?ri?ence
Noun
experience (countable and uncountable, plural experiences)
- The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.
- March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall
- Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon his preaching, had no experience of it.
- March 20, 1684-5, John Sharp, Sermon preached at Whitehall
- (countable) An activity one has performed.
- (countable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- they knew soone by experience how slenderly guarded against danger, the majestie of Rulers is
- Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- (uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Trial; a test or experiment.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "experience": broad, wide, good, bad, great, amazing, horrible, terrible, pleasant, unpleasant, educational, financial, military, commercial, academic, political, industrial, sexual, romantic, religious, mystical, spiritual, psychedelic, scientific, human, magical, intense, deep, humbling, unforgettable, unique, exciting, exhilarating.
Antonyms
- inexperience
Hyponyms
- (activity one has performed): user experience
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
experience (third-person singular simple present experiences, present participle experiencing, simple past and past participle experienced)
- (transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
Synonyms
- undergo
Derived terms
- experienceable
- re-experience. reexperience
Translations
Further reading
- experience on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- experience at OneLook Dictionary Search
- experience in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "experience" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 126.
- experience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- experience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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