media
media Lexical Profile
media Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The main means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, regarded collectively.
"The candidate's controversial statements received extensive coverage in the national media."
The materials or methods used by an artist to create a work of art, acting as the plural form of 'medium'.
"The gallery features contemporary works created in a variety of mixed media, including oil paint, digital projection, and sculpted clay."
Intervening substances or environments through which impressions are conveyed to the senses or a physical force acts.
"Sound waves travel at entirely different speeds depending on the physical media they pass through, such as water or air."
Word Nuance & Usage
Traditionally the plural of 'medium', 'media' is now widely treated as a singular collective noun when referring to mass communication (e.g., 'The media is covering the event').
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Word Origin & Etymology
From the Latin 'medium' (meaning 'middle' or 'center'). It was popularized in the 1920s as a shortened form of the phrase 'mass media'.
Usage Trend
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