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71cri|noid — «KRY noyd, KRIHN oyd», noun, adjective. –n. any one of a group of flower shaped sea animals having a small, cup shaped body with five branched, feathery arms, usually attached by a stalk; sea lily. The crinoids comprise a class of echinoderms.… …
72cri|num — «KRY nuhm», noun. any one of a genus of tall, bulbous, tropical and subtropical plants of the amaryllis family, having clusters of large, showy flowers. ╂[< New Latin Crinum < Greek krínon lily] …
73cri|ol|lo — «kree OH loh, OHL yoh; Spanish kree y», noun, plural los, adjective. –n. 1. a Spanish American native of European, especially Spanish, parentage; Creole. 2. an animal belonging to any of several breeds of cattle, sheep, or other domestic animals …
74cri|o|sphinx — «KRY uh sfihngks», noun. a sphinx with the head of a ram. ╂[< Greek krīós ram + sphínx sphinx] …
75cri|sis — «KRY sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». 1. the turning point in a disease, toward life or death: »The doctor said that when the patient s fever broke, the crisis would be passed. 2. Figurative. a) a point at which a change must come, either for the …
76cri|te|ri|a — «kry TIHR ee uh», noun. a plural of criterion …
77cri|te|ri|ol|o|gy — «kry TIHR ee OL uh jee», noun. the doctrine of criteria or standards of judgment …
78cri|te|ri|on — «kry TIHR ee uhn», noun, plural ri|a or ri|ons. a rule or standard for making a judgment; test: »The ultimate criterion of a good education is what the student gets out of it (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): measure, touchstone, yardstick. See syn. under …
79cri|tique — «krih TEEK», noun, verb. tiqued, tiqu|ing. –n. 1. a critical essay or review: »Some newspapers have critiques of new books. This provocative essay of close to three hundred pages is a critique of France today and yesterday an angry inquiry into… …
80CRI — s. m. Voix haute et poussée avec effort. Grand cri. Horrible, épouvantable cri. Cri aigre. Un cri aigu et perçant. Un cri douloureux. Un cri de douleur. Jeter un cri. Faire un cri. Pousser un grand cri. J entends un cri. Il fit un cri en mourant …
