{
    "term": "mediocre",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not very good; of only average standard",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a mediocre musician/talent/performance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought the play was only mediocre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have replaced a great leader with a mediocre one."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The player was under some pressure after some mediocre performances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The use of crampons can make the difference between a mediocre climber and a good one."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkə(r)/",
                "audio": "me/mediocre/mediocre__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmiːdiˈəʊkər/",
                "audio": "me/mediocre/mediocre__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French médiocre, from Latin mediocris ‘of middle height or degree’, literally ‘somewhat mountainous’, from medius ‘middle’ + ocris ‘rugged mountain’."
}