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Definition of 'media'English
Etymology 1
Noun
(mediae)
(anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
(linguistics|dated) A voiced stop consonant.
(entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
Usage notes
Not to be confused with medium.
Derived terms
* tunica media
* medial
Synonyms
*(vein of insect wing) M
Antonyms
* (voiced stop) (l)
Etymology 2
Noun
( head)
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.
The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
- Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.
Derived terms
* media darling
* media event ( pos n)
* mediagenic
( rel-mid3)
* mediascape ( pos n)
* multimedia
* mass media
( rel-mid3)
* mainstream media
* media circus
* media whore
( rel-bottom)
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