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mediocre definition

me·dio·cre (mē′dē ō′kər, mē′dē ō′kər)

adjective

  1. neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average
  2. not good enough; inferior

Etymology: Fr médiocre < L mediocris < medius, middle (see mid) + ocris, a peak < IE base *a-, sharp > L acer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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