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mediocres

mediocres is the plural of mediocre.

Meaning of mediocre

Noun

mediocre (plural mediocres)

  1. A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
    • 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...1825, “Present State of Literature”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XCV, second part, page 197
    Antonyms:
    great
  2. (historical) A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.

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Questions about mediocres

What is mediocres the plural of?
Mediocres is the plural of mediocre.

Words near mediocres in the dictionary

  1. mediocrat
  2. mediocrats
  3. mediocre
  4. mediocrely
  5. mediocreness
  6. mediocres
  7. mediocrist
  8. mediocrists
  9. mediocrities
  10. mediocritist
  11. mediocritists

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