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mediocrity

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me⋅di⋅oc⋅ri⋅ty

  [mee-dee-ok-ri-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or quality of being mediocre.
2. mediocre ability or accomplishment.
3. a mediocre person.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME mediocrite < MF mediocrite < L mediocritāt- (s. of mediocritās) a middle state, moderation. See mediocre, -ity
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me·di·oc·ri·ty   (mē'dē-ŏk'rĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. me·di·oc·ri·ties

  1. The state or quality of being mediocre.

  2. Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance.

  3. One that displays mediocre qualities.

me·di·oc'ri·tize' (-tīz') v., me·di·oc'ri·ti·za'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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