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{
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"source": "Thesaurus:mediocre",
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"source": "Thesaurus:mediocre",
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"source": "Thesaurus:mediocre",
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"etymology_text": "From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.",
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"text": "I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.",
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"ref": "1968, William Arthur Ward, Thoughts of a Christian Optimist, Droke House",
"text": "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.",
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"source": "Thesaurus:mediocre",
"word": "indifferent"
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{
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"word": "lackluster"
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"word": "nothing to write home about"
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"word": "pedestrian"
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"word": "unexceptional"
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"roman": "mutawassiṭ",
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"word": "مُتَوَسِّط"
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{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "pasrédny",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"roman": "píngyōng",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
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"roman": "píngfán",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "平凡"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "píngpíng",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
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"roman": "yōnglù",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "庸碌"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "průměrný"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmådig"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmatig"
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{
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mezbona"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "eo",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "averaĝa"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "keskiverto"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "keskimääräinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"note": "in a negative sense",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "keskinkertainen"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "hääppöinen"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "nin arre nin xo"
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{
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mittelmäßig"
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "parakatianós",
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],
"word": "παρακατιανός"
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{
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"roman": "madhyam",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "मध्यम"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "darmiyānī",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "दरमियानी"
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{
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"roman": "bīc kā",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "बीच का"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "बीच की रास"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "mutvassit",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "मुतवस्सित"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "bain-bain",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "बैन-बैन"
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "दरमियाना"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "ausat darje kā",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "औसत दर्जे का"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "motdil",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "मोतदिल"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "माध्यमिक"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"roman": "ausat",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "औसत"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "középszerű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "közepes"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mediocre"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bon'yō na",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "凡庸な"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "heibon na",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "平凡な"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "pyeongbeomhada",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "평범하다"
},
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prósečen",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "про́сечен"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmådig"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "middelmåtig"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kam-mâye",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "کممایه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "średni"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mierny"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "przeciętny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "niespecjalny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "medíocre"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"tags": [
"informal"
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"word": "meia-boca"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "mediocru"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "posrédstvennyj",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "посре́дственный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaurjádnyj",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "зауря́дный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "srédnij",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "сре́дний"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nevážnyj",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "нева́жный"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "priemerný"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "prostredný"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "medelmåttig"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "madampat"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "vasat"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "sıradan"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "poserédnij",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "посере́дній"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "abýjakyj",
"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
"word": "аби́який"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "having no peculiar or outstanding features",
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"ref": "1825, “Present State of Literature”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCV, second part, page 197",
"text": "Of the hundreds of inferior poets, who are continually offering their sonnets and addresses to the Moon, (or to the public instead of that luminary,) Wade, Barton, Wiffen, and Bailey, are the most conspicuous. Wade is a new aspirant, but gives strong prognostications of genius. Barton and Bailey are above the mediocres, and Wiffen tolerable.",
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"ref": "2014, Todd Whitaker, Dealing with Difficult Teachers, Third Edition, page 84",
"text": "After this lecture, how do the mediocres feel? They probably feel indifferent or mad. Perhaps they were not even paying attention. The question is, are they more likely to be in the hallway tomorrow? Probably not.",
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"_dis1": "98 2",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yōngrén",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "庸人"
},
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"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "médiocre"
},
{
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "Mittelmäßige"
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{
"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metriótita",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₂eḱ-"
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"etymology_text": "From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.",
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"tags": [
"plural"
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}
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"antonyms": [
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"word": "great"
}
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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"ref": "1825, “Present State of Literature”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCV, second part, page 197",
"text": "Of the hundreds of inferior poets, who are continually offering their sonnets and addresses to the Moon, (or to the public instead of that luminary,) Wade, Barton, Wiffen, and Bailey, are the most conspicuous. Wade is a new aspirant, but gives strong prognostications of genius. Barton and Bailey are above the mediocres, and Wiffen tolerable.",
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},
{
"ref": "2014, Todd Whitaker, Dealing with Difficult Teachers, Third Edition, page 84",
"text": "After this lecture, how do the mediocres feel? They probably feel indifferent or mad. Perhaps they were not even paying attention. The question is, are they more likely to be in the hallway tomorrow? Probably not.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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[
"common",
"common"
],
[
"undistinguished",
"undistinguished"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with historical senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers."
],
"links": [
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"socioeconomic",
"socioeconomic"
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[
"class",
"class"
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[
"agricultural",
"agricultural"
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[
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"worker"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
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],
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmiːdɪˌəʊkə/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/En-us-mediocre.ogg",
"tags": [
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{
"tags": [
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"word": "médiocre"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yōngrén",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "庸人"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "médiocre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "Mittelmäßige"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "metriótita",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μετριότητα"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōjin",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "庸人"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bonjin",
"sense": "person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim",
"word": "凡人"
}
],
"word": "mediocre"
}
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