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  • 1mediocre — me di*o cre (m[=e] d[i^]*[=o] k[ e]r), a. [F. m[ e]diocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}.] Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary. A very mediocre poet. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Mediocre (album) — Mediocre Ximena Sariñana posed on the cover as the archetypical 40s housewife in order to demonstrate the mediocrity of perfection. Studio album by Ximena Sariñana …

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  • 3mediocre — me‧di‧o‧cre [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə◂ ǁ ˈoʊkər◂] adjective not very good: • The business is now riding high, shaking off years of mediocre earnings. • Shares have had a mediocre year. * * * mediocre UK US /ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/ adjective ► ordinary and not very good …

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  • 4mediocre — [mē΄dē ō′kər, mē′dē ō΄kər] adj. [Fr médiocre < L mediocris < medius, middle (see MID1) + ocris, a peak < IE base * ak̑ , sharp > L acer] 1. neither very good nor very bad; ordinary; average 2. not good enough; inferior …

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  • 5Very Bad Things — Données clés Titre original Very Bad Things Réalisation Peter Berg Scénario Peter Berg Acteurs principaux Christian Slater Cameron Diaz Jon Favreau Daniel Stern …

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  • 6mediocre — me·di·o·cre (mē′dē ō’kər) adj. ▸ Of ordinary or undistinguished quality. See Synonyms at AVERAGE(Cf. ↑average). ╂ [French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak .] Word History: Belying the… …

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  • 7mediocre — me|di|o|cre [ˌmi:diˈəukə US ˈoukər] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin mediocris halfway up a mountain , from medius middle + ocris stony mountain ] not very good = ↑second rate ▪ I thought the book was pretty mediocre. ▪ a mediocre… …

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  • 8mediocre — adjective not very good: I thought the film was pretty mediocre. | a mediocre student mediocrity noun (U) …

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  • 9mediocre — [ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə] adj not very good a mediocre performance[/ex] mediocrity [ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti] noun [U] …

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  • 10Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …

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