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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Virtue and Criterion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/virtue
Criterion & Virtue. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/virtue>.
Virtue or Criterion. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/criterion/virtue.
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