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criterium.

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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noun/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/
  1. 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).

Where this word comes from

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

noun/kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiəm/
  1. Alternative form of criterion.

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Where this word comes from

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

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