mediocre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Noun 2.3 Related terms 3 Latin 3.1 Adjective 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective 4.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin mediocris (“‘in a middle state, of middle size, middling, moderate, ordinary’”) < medius (“‘middle’”); see medium.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmiː.diːˌəʊ.kə/
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[edit] Adjective

mediocre (comparative more mediocre, superlative most mediocre)

1. Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;

   I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:intermediate

[edit] Related terms

• mean
• medium
• mediate
• mediation
• mediator
• median
• mediocrity

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• mediocre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mediocre in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

mediocre m and f (m and f plural mediocri)

1. mediocre, ordinary, middling,
2. second-rate, poor, shoddy

[edit] Synonyms

• (1) comune, ordinario
• (2) scadente, scarso

[edit] Noun

mediocre m. and f. (plural mediocri)

1. mediocre person; mediocrity

[edit] Related terms

• medio
• mediocremente
• mediocrità

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

mediocre

1. nominative neuter singular of mediocris
2. accusative neuter singular of mediocris

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

mediocre m. and f. (plural mediocres)

1. mediocre

[edit] Related terms

• mediocridad