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mediocrity

me·di·oc·ri·ty [ mdee ókrətee ] (plural me·di·oc·ri·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. averageness: a quality that is adequate or acceptable, but not very good
His poetry seldom rises above the level of mediocrity.

2. mediocre person: somebody who lacks any special skill or flair

[15th century. Directly or via French médiocrité< Latin mediocritas< mediocris (see mediocre)]
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