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mediocrity

noun

Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
Y
Contains
ED
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

miːdɪˈɒkɹɪti

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

noun

  1. A person of second-rate ability or value

    “A team of aging second-raters”

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Example Sentences

A team of aging second-raters
Shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him

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