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media1 definition

me·dia (mē′dē ə)

noun

medium
media Idioms

the media

all the means of communication, as newspapers, radio, and TV, that provide the public with news, entertainment, etc., usually along with advertising
media2 definition

me·dia (mē′dē ə)

noun pl. mediae -·diae′ (-ē′)

  1. Anat. the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel

  2. Etymology: LL, used by Priscian for L littera media, intermediate letter: so named as medial between aspirates and tenues

    Phonet., Historical a voiced stop

Etymology: ModL < fem. of L medius, middle: see mid

Media definition

Me·dia (mē′dē ə)

ancient kingdom in the part of SW Asia that is now NW Iran: cap. Ecbatana

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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