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me·di·o·cre  audio  (md-kr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary. See Synonyms at average.
ETYMOLOGY:
French médiocre, from Latin mediocris : medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots + ocris, a rugged mountain; see ak- in Indo-European roots


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