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{
"term": "mediocre",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not very good; of only average standard",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mediocre musician/talent/performance"
},
{
"text": "I thought the play was only mediocre."
},
{
"text": "They have replaced a great leader with a mediocre one."
},
{
"text": "The player was under some pressure after some mediocre performances."
},
{
"text": "The use of crampons can make the difference between a mediocre climber and a good one."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)/",
"audio": "me/mediocre/mediocre__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/",
"audio": "me/mediocre/mediocre__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French médiocre, from Latin mediocris ‘of middle height or degree’, literally ‘somewhat mountainous’, from medius ‘middle’ + ocris ‘rugged mountain’."
}