mediocrity

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Thus it is, that all things in America become subject to a mean law that is productive of a mediocrity which is probably much above the average of that of most nations; possibly of all, England excepted; but which is only a mediocrity, after all.

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  1. noun The state or quality of being mediocre.
  2. noun Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance.
  3. noun One that displays mediocre qualities.

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  • But amid such a swarm of mediocrity, the greatest bands always rise effortlessly to the top, building in confidence and momentum with each incremental step forward, learning from their mistakes, gaining nourishment and focus from their triumphs and growing, with gathering speed, into something that truly matters. —  Roadrunner Records Latest News
  • Their shared mediocrity was their only noteworthy characteristic. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • Our improvised comedy reveals the cluckish side of "celebrity, mediocrity, and talk radio," pulling back the curtain on the dynamics of the studio, and revealing a "glorious train wreck of botched celebrity interviews, on-air tantrums and generally lovable buffoonery." —  Vh1 Blog
  • I suspect more of this mediocrity is on the horizon. —  CNN Political Ticker
  • As for mediocrity, they can't all die in their prime like —  GreenCine Daily
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  1. = French médiocrité = Provencal mediocritat = Spanish mediocridad = Portuguese mediocridade = Italian mediocrità, from Latin mediocrita(t-)s, a middle state, from mediocris, in a middle state: see mediocre.
 

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