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n. - Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding; A person of second-rate ability or value.

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  • It annoys me that this self-inflated mediocrity is hailed as a genius.
  • With that being the case, why are so many of us so stuck in mediocrity?
  • Is there an industry so mired in mediocrity as the advertising business?
  • Talent and gifts are muted, mediocrity is celebrated, and no one is left behind.
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