me·di·oc·ri·ty

[mee-dee-ok-ri-tee]
noun, plural me·di·oc·ri·ties.
1.
the state or quality of being mediocre.
2.
mediocre ability or accomplishment.
3.
a mediocre person.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English mediocrite < Middle French mediocrite < Latin mediocritāt- (stem of mediocritās) a middle state, moderation. See mediocre, -ity

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mediocrity (ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrɪtɪ, ˌmɛd-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the state or quality of being mediocre
2.  a mediocre person or thing

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Word Origin & History

mediocrity
mid-15c., from Fr. médiocrité, from L. mediocritatem (nom. mediocritas) "a middling condition," from mediocris (see mediocre). Neutral at first; disparaging sense began to predominate from late 16c. The noun meaning "person of mediocre abilities or attainments"
is from 1690s. Before the tinge of disparagement crept in, another name for the Golden Mean was golden mediocrity.
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Example sentences
But that does not hinder the government of mediocrity from being mediocre
  government.
But no, I don't want to settle for mediocrity.
They wanted change after too many seasons of mediocrity, and they wanted
  significant change.
Dominates the short term and mediocrity in the leadership.
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