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media1

 
 
pronunciation:
mi di
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: "Media" is a word we use when we are talking about more than one medium. "Media" is a plural form of "medium."
This artist used many types of media in her latest piece of art, including colored pencils, water colors, and paint.
definition 2: When we talk about the "media," we mean the ways people get information. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television are media.
There were many stories about the marriage of the princess in the media.
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Media comes from a Latin word for "middle."
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