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me⋅di⋅a

1  [mee-dee-uh]
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–noun
1. a pl. of medium.
2. (usually used with a plural verb) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.
–adjective
3. pertaining to or concerned with such means: a job in media research.
Usage note:
Media, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin. The singular, medium, early developed the meaning “an intervening agency, means, or instrument” and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In the 1920s media began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with the plural medias. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The media is (or are) not antibusiness.
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me⋅di⋅a

2  [mee-dee-uh]
–noun, plural -di⋅ae  [-dee-ee] .
1. Greek Grammar. a voiced plosive, as β, δ, γ.
2. Anatomy. the middle layer of an artery or lymphatic vessel.
3. Entomology. a longitudinal vein in the middle portion of the wing of an insect.
Origin:
1835–45; < LL (grammar sense only), n. use of fem. sing. of L medius central, mid 1

Me⋅di⋅a

  [mee-dee-uh]
–noun
an ancient country in W Asia, S of the Caspian Sea, corresponding generally to NW Iran. Capital: Ecbatana.

me⋅di⋅um

  [mee-dee-uhm] noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] for 1–9, 11, -di⋅ums for 1–11, 14, adjective
–noun
1. a middle state or condition; mean.
2. something intermediate in nature or degree.
3. an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced.
4. the element that is the natural habitat of an organism.
5. surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment.
6. an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression.
7. one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television.
8. Biology. the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved.
9. Also called culture medium. Bacteriology. a liquid or solidified nutrient material suitable for the cultivation of microorganisms.
10. a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living.
11. Fine Arts.
a. Painting. a liquid with which pigments are mixed.
b. the material or technique with which an artist works: the medium of watercolor.
12. a size of printing paper, 18 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (47 × 60 cm) in England, 18 × 23 to 19 × 25 in. (46 × 58 to 48 × 64 cm) in America.
13. Chiefly British. a size of drawing or writing paper, 17 1/2 × 22 in. (44 × 56 cm).
14. Also called medium strip. Midland U.S. median strip.
15. in medium, Movies, Television. with the principal actors in the middle distance: The scene was shot in medium.
–adjective
16. about halfway between extremes, as of degree, amount, quality, position, or size: Cook over medium heat. He is of medium height.
Origin:
1575–85; < L: the middle, n. use of neut. of medius middle. See mid 1

Synonyms:
16. average, mean, middling.

Usage note:
7. See media 1 .
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me·di·a 1   (mē'dē-ə)   
n.  A plural of medium. See Usage Note at medium.
me·di·a 2   (mē'dē-ə)   
n.  

  1. Linguistics See medial.

  2. The middle, often muscular layer of the wall of a blood vessel.


[Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of Latin medius, middle; see medium.]
Me·di·a   (mē'dē-ə)   
An ancient country of southwest Asia in present-day northwest Iran. Settled by an Indo-European people, it became part of the Assyrian Empire and was conquered c. 550 B.C. by Cyrus the Great, who added it to the Persian Empire.
Me'di·an adj. & n.
me·di·al   (mē'dē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle; median.

  2. Linguistics Being a sound, syllable, or letter occurring between the initial and final positions in a word or morpheme.

  3. Mathematics Being or relating to an average or a mean.

  4. Average; ordinary.

n.   Linguistics

  1. A voiced stop, such as (b), (d), or (g). Also called media2.

  2. A sound, letter, or form of a letter that is neither initial nor final.


[Late Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
me'di·al·ly adv.
me·di·um   (mē'dē-əm)   
n.   pl. me·di·a (-dē-ə) or me·di·ums

  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.

  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.

  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred: The train was the usual medium of transportation in those days.

  4. pl. media Usage Problem

    1. A means of mass communication, such as newpapers, magazines, radio, or television.

    2. media (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.

    3. A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.

    4. The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.

    5. A culture medium.

    6. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.

    7. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.

  5. pl. media Computer Science An object or device, such as a disk, on which data is stored.

  6. pl. mediums A person thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension. Also called psychic.

  7. pl. media

    1. A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.

    2. The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.

    3. A culture medium.

    4. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.

    5. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.

    1. A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved: the medium of lithography.

    2. The materials used in a specific artistic technique: oils as a medium.

  9. A solvent with which paint is thinned to the proper consistency.

  10. Chemistry A filtering substance, such as filter paper.

  11. A size of paper, usually 18 × 23 inches or 17 1/2 × 22 inches.

adj.  Occurring or being between two degrees, amounts, or quantities; intermediate: broil a medium steak. See Synonyms at average.

[Latin, from neuter of medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: The etymologically plural form media is often used as a singular to refer to a particular means of communication, as in The Internet is the most exciting new media since television. Many people regard this usage as incorrect, preferring medium in such contexts. · People also use media with the definite article as a collective term to refer not to the forms of communication themselves so much as the communities and institutions behind them. In this sense, the media means something like "the press." Like other collective nouns, it may take a singular or plural verb depending on the intended meaning. If the point is to emphasize the multifaceted nature of the press, a plural verb may be more appropriate: The media have covered the trial in a variety of formats. Frequently, however, media stands as a singular noun for the aggregate of journalists and broadcasters: The media has not shown much interest in covering the trial. This development of a singular media parallels that of more established words such as data and agenda, which are also Latin plurals that have acquired a singular meaning. · The singular medium cannot be used as a collective noun for the press. The sentence No medium has shown much interest in covering the issue, would suggest that the lack of interest is in the means of communication itself rather than in its practitioners.
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Word Origin & History

media 
"newspapers, radio, TV, etc." 1927, perhaps abstracted from mass media (1923, a technical term in advertising), pl. of medium, on notion of "intermediate agency," a sense first found 1605.

medium  (n.)
1584, "a middle ground, quality, or degree," from L. medium, from neut. of adj. medius (see medial). Meaning "intermediate agency, channel of communication" is from 1605. That of "person who conveys spiritual messages" first recorded 1853, from notion of "substance through which something is conveyed." Artistic sense (oil, watercolors, etc.) is from 1854. The adj. is 1670, from the noun; as a designation of cooked meat, it is attested from 1939. Happy medium is the "golden mean," Horace's aurea mediocritas.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1media
plural of MEDIUM

Main Entry: 2me·dia
Pronunciation: 'mEd-E-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural me·di·ae /-E-"E/
: the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers called also tunica media

Main Entry: media
—see AERO-OTITIS MEDIA COLICA MEDIA, OTITIS MEDIA, SCALAMEDIA, SEROUS OTITIS MEDIA

Main Entry: me·di·um
Pronunciation: 'mEd-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mediums or me·dia /-E-&/
1 : a means of effecting or conveying something: as a : a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect b : a surrounding or enveloping substance
2 plural media a : a nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of cells or organisms and especiallybacteria b : a fluid or solid in which organic structures are placed (as for preservation or mounting)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

media me·di·a1 (mē'dē-ə)
n.
A plural of medium.

media 2
n.
The tunica media.

medium me·di·um (mē'dē-əm)
n. pl. me·di·ums or me·di·a (-dē-ə)

  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.

  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.

  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred.

  4. The substance, often nutritive, in which a specific organism lives and thrives.

  5. A culture medium.

  6. A filtering substance, such as filter paper.

adj.
Occurring or being between two degrees, amounts, or quantities; intermediate.

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Bible Dictionary

Media

Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) "Madai," Gen. 10:2; (2) "Medes," 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) "Media," Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) "Mede," only in Dan. 11:1. We first hear of this people in the Assyrian cuneiform records, under the name of Amada, about B.C. 840. They appear to have been a branch of the Aryans, who came from the east bank of the Indus, and were probably the predominant race for a while in the Mesopotamian valley. They consisted for three or four centuries of a number of tribes, each ruled by its own chief, who at length were brought under the Assyrian yoke (2 Kings 17:6). From this subjection they achieved deliverance, and formed themselves into an empire under Cyaxares (B.C. 633). This monarch entered into an alliance with the king of Babylon, and invaded Assyria, capturing and destroying the city of Nineveh (B.C. 625), thus putting an end to the Assyrian monarchy (Nah. 1:8; 2:5,6; 3:13, 14). Media now rose to a place of great power, vastly extending its boundaries. But it did not long exist as an independent kingdom. It rose with Cyaxares, its first king, and it passed away with him; for during the reign of his son and successor Astyages, the Persians waged war against the Medes and conquered them, the two nations being united under one monarch, Cyrus the Persian (B.C. 558). The "cities of the Medes" are first mentioned in connection with the deportation of the Israelites on the destruction of Samaria (2 Kings 17:6; 18:11). Soon afterwards Isaiah (13:17; 21:2) speaks of the part taken by the Medes in the destruction of Babylon (comp. Jer. 51:11, 28). Daniel gives an account of the reign of Darius the Mede, who was made viceroy by Cyrus (Dan. 6:1-28). The decree of Cyrus, Ezra informs us (6:2-5), was found in "the palace that is in the province of the Medes," Achmetha or Ecbatana of the Greeks, which is the only Median city mentioned in Scripture.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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