"below average" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more below average [comparative], most below average [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} below average (comparative more below average, superlative most below average)
  1. Worse or lower than average. Translations (Translations): под средното (pod srednoto) (Bulgarian), benedengemiddeld (Dutch), ondergemiddeld (Dutch), keskiarvoa heikompi (Finnish), alle keskiarvon (Finnish), en dessous de la moyenne (French), inférieur à la moyenne (French), unterdurchschnittlich (German), κάτω από τον μέσο όρο (káto apó ton méso óro) (Greek), sotto la media (Italian), poniżej średniej (Polish), por debajo de la media (Spanish)
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          "roman": "káto apó ton méso óro",
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          "word": "κάτω από τον μέσο όρο"
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          "word": "sotto la media"
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          "word": "poniżej średniej"
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      "roman": "pod srednoto",
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      "word": "keskiarvoa heikompi"
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      "word": "alle keskiarvon"
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      "word": "en dessous de la moyenne"
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      "word": "sotto la media"
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