criterium

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/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/

noun

A mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).

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crit
OriginFrench critérium ← Latin critērium ← Ancient Greek κριτήριον →
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Meanings

criterium1

nouncriterium (plural criteriums)

plural criteriums

  1. cyclingA mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).

    Synonyms: crit

criterium2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of criterion.

    There is no criterium of truth.

    1867, George H. Lewes, A Biographical History of Philosophy 1.181

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mass-start road-cycle race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 1 km to 2 km (1/2 mile to just over 1 mile).

Similar
crit

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)

Similar
crit
Broader
bicycle racebike race
Also see
crit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

criterium · noun

  1. Ancient Greekκριτήριον
  2. Latincritērium
  3. Frenchcritérium“competition”
  4. Englishcriterium

From French critérium (“competition”), from Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).

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criterium · noun

  1. Ancient Greekκριτήριον
  2. Latincritērium
  3. Englishcriterium

From Latin critērium, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin （自行車）繞圈賽 /（自行车）绕圈赛
  • （自行車）繞圈賽 /（自行车）绕圈赛road-cycle race consisting of a closed circuit
Polish kryterium
  • kryteriumroad-cycle race consisting of a closed circuit
Spanish critérium
  • critériumroad-cycle race consisting of a closed circuit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with criterium

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Anagrams

tricerium
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APA

criterium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterium

MLA

“criterium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criterium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterium.

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