average (s)
fair (s)
mediocre (s)
middling (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def lacking exceptional quality or ability
examples a novel of average merit
only a fair performance of the sonata
in fair health
the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
the performance was middling at best
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Similar to ordinary
Derivationally related form mediocre → mediocrity
Derivationally related form average → averageness; average → averageness
Incoming links
Similar to ordinary
Derivationally related form mediocrity → mediocre
Derivationally related form averageness → average; averageness → average

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