Criterion and Note

Criterion

Criterion noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: an exceptionally high degree of physical risk is the preeminent criterion of an extreme sport

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Note and criterion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Note" instead a noun "Criterion".

Note noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Usage example: an intense, full-bodied red wine with all of the spicy notes for which that grape variety is famous

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Criterion and note are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criterion" instead a noun "Note".

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

Won the Vezina Trophy seven times (note that the criterion then was different than the one used now).

Source: Useful Notes / National Hockey League
Also note that Up Marketing applies to the collection, due in part to the relatively small audiences for many of these films; with rare exceptions, a single-disc title is $30 (U.S.)...and many, many Criterion releases are multi-disc sets.

Source: Creator / The Criterion Collection
Guest and McKean note in the Criterion DVD commentary that the archetype of the long-lived British band whose star power has faded, but yet continued to ride their fame and grind out tours year after year, calling out Status Quo in particular, formed much of the inspiration for Spinal Tap.

Source: Film / This Is Spinal Tap

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