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mediocrity definition

me·di·oc·rity (mē′dē äk′rə tē)

noun pl. mediocrities -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being mediocre
  2. mediocre ability or attainment
  3. a person of mediocre abilities or attainments

Etymology: Fr médiocrité < L mediocritas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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