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metacriterion

/ˈmɛtəkɹaɪˌtɪɹiən/

metacriterion noun: a criterion used to choose between other criteria.

Noun

metacriterion (plural metacriteria)

  1. A criterion used to choose between other criteria.
    • If there must be a strict hierarchy, then one must ask what metacriteria should be used to determine which morality is best, which behavior most appropriate, which culture most "natural," "holy," or "reasonable."1997, Eric Mark Kramer, Modern/postmodern: Off the Beaten Path of Antimodernism, page 20

Forms of metacriterion

pluralmetacriteria

Origin of metacriterion

From meta- + criterion.

Questions about metacriterion

What does metacriterion mean?
Metacriterion means a criterion used to choose between other criteria.
What part of speech is metacriterion?
Metacriterion is a noun.
How do you pronounce metacriterion?
Metacriterion is pronounced /ˈmɛtəkɹaɪˌtɪɹiən/.
What is the plural of metacriterion?
The plural of metacriterion is metacriteria.

Words near metacriterion in the dictionary

  1. metacresols
  2. metacrises
  3. metacrisis
  4. metacristid
  5. metacriteria
  6. metacriterion
  7. metacritical
  8. metacriticism
  9. metacriticisms
  10. metacritique
  11. metacritiques

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