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Media

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Me′di-a

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Mediae
(-ē)
.
[NL., fr. L.
medius
middle.]
1.
(Phonetics)
One of the sonant mutes β, δ, γ (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, π, τ, κ (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) φ, θ, χ (ph or f, th, ch). Also called
middle mute
, or
medial
, and sometimes
soft mute
.

Definition 2024

Media

Media

See also: media, média, medía, and mediá

English

Proper noun

Media

  1. a historical region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes
  2. territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media

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Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Media f

  1. Media

Declension

media

media

See also: Media, média, medía, and mediá

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: mē'diə, me'diə, IPA(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/, /ˈmɛdɪə/
  • (US) enPR: mē'dēə, IPA(key): /ˈmiːdi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːdiə

Noun

media ‎(plural mediae)

  1. (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
  2. (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant.
  3. (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
  4. (zoology) An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.
Usage notes

Not to be confused with medium.

Derived terms
Synonyms
  • (vein of insect wing): M
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Plural of medium, reinterpreted as singular or mass noun; from Latin medium (plural media), nominal use of the neuter of medius ‎(“middle”, adj).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: mē'diə, IPA(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/
  • (US) enPR: mē'dēə, IPA(key): /ˈmiːdi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -iːdiə

Noun

media ‎(plural media or medias)

  1. plural of medium
  2. (often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
    As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web-based media, traditional print-based media has declined in popularity.
  3. (usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable, though such use is proscribed) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
    Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.
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Esperanto

Etymology

From medi- + -a.

Adjective

media ‎(accusative singular median, plural mediaj, accusative plural mediajn)

  1. environmental

Finnish

Noun

media

  1. media

Declension

Inflection of media (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative media mediat
genitive median medioiden
medioitten
partitive mediaa medioita
illative mediaan medioihin
singular plural
nominative media mediat
accusative nom. media mediat
gen. median
genitive median medioiden
medioitten
mediainrare
partitive mediaa medioita
inessive mediassa medioissa
elative mediasta medioista
illative mediaan medioihin
adessive medialla medioilla
ablative medialta medioilta
allative medialle medioille
essive mediana medioina
translative mediaksi medioiksi
instructive — medioin
abessive mediatta medioitta
comitative — medioineen

Galician

Noun

media f ‎(plural medias)

  1. average

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Italian

Adjective

media

  1. feminine singular of medio

Noun

media f ‎(plural medie)

  1. average, mean (especially an overall, average grade)

Noun

media m ‎(invariable)

  1. media

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Verb

media

  1. third-person singular present of mediare
  2. second-person singular imperative of mediare

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Latin

Adjective

media

  1. nominative feminine singular of medius
  2. nominative neuter plural of medius
  3. accusative neuter plural of medius
  4. vocative feminine singular of medius
  5. vocative neuter plural of medius

mediā

  1. ablative feminine singular of medius

References

  • MEDIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • media in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • media in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • media in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

media n

  1. definite plural of medium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

media n

  1. definite plural of medium

Portuguese

Verb

media

  1. first-person singular imperfect of medir
  2. third-person singular imperfect of medir

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin mediāre, present active infinitive of mediō, from Latin medius.

Verb

a media ‎(third-person singular present mediază, past participle mediat) 1st conj.

  1. to mediate
  2. to intercede, interpose

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin medius

Noun

media f ‎(plural medias)

  1. sock, stocking
  2. (chiefly in the plural) pantyhose
  3. (mathematics) mean, average
  4. half an hour
    son las cinco y media = it’s 5:30.

Adjective

media

  1. feminine singular of medio

Verb

media

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mediar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mediar.

Swedish

Noun

media

  1. indefinite plural of medium
  2. definite plural of medium

Usage notes

  • While formally a Latin plural, most often used as a collective or plurale tantum (e.g. mass media)

Etymology

From Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία ‎(Mēdía), from Μῆδος ‎(Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 ‎(Māda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/

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