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<h1>Mediocre</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82diocre</ets>, L. <ets>mediocris</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary.</def> " A very <i>mediocre</i> poet."

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Mediocre</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A mediocre person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties.</def>

<i>Shipley.</i>

<h1>Mediocrist</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mediocre person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Mediocrity</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82diocrit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>mediocritas</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> "A <i>mediocrity</i> of success."

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hooker.</i>

<h1>Mediostapedial</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + E. <ets>stapedial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>The mediostapedial part of the columella.</def></def2>

<h1>Medioxumous</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>medioxumus</ets> middlemost.]</ety> <def>Intermediate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Meditance</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Med"i*tance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Meditation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Meditate</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Med"i*tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Meditated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Meditating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>meditatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>meditari</ets> to meditate; cf. Gr. <?/ to learn, E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.</def>

<i>Jer. Taylor.</i>

<blockquote>In his law doth he <b>meditate</b> day and night. <i>Ps. i. 2.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Meditate</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def> "Blessed is the man that doth <i>meditate</i> good things."