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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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”

In context

Example Sentences

a team of aging second-raters
shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him

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