Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy, the middle tunic of an artery or a lymphatic vessel. Leidy, Anat. (1889).
  • noun Plural of medium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The latinic plural form of medium, sometimes used as a singular noun with the same meaning as medium.
  • noun The public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, collectively; the news media.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Plural form of medium.
  • noun Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
  • noun The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
  • noun anatomy The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
  • noun linguistics, dated A voiced stop consonant.

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Examples

  • Yes, this code word for \ "liberal media, \" or \ "not liberal enough media\" or \ "not-the-person-on-the-television-at-that-moment media, \" is like rice deploring white.

    Tina Dupuy: The MSM Doesnt Exist...Not Anymore 2010

  • Such media should be referred to as _liquefiable media_; in point of fact, however, they are usually grouped together with the solid media.

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  • Referring to a claim by media that Ma was only informed about the situation following an inquiry from CNA, Chang said the government must learn from the episode because it cannot rely on the ­media to when dealing with developing crises.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • Referring to a claim by media that Ma was only informed about the situation following an inquiry from CNA, Chang said the government must learn from the episode because it cannot rely on the ­media to when dealing with developing crises.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • Referring to a claim by media that Ma was only informed about the situation following an inquiry from CNA, Chang said the government must learn from the episode because it cannot rely on the ­media to when dealing with developing crises.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • The @media rule allows different style rules for different media in the same style sheet.

    ASP.NET Forums callbooks 2009

  • Brent Bozell III is president of the Media Research Center, a media watchdog organization that popularized the term "media bias."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Brent Bozell III is president of the Media Research Center, a media watchdog organization that popularized the term "media bias."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Brent Bozell III is president of the Media Research Center, a media watchdog organization that popularized the term "media bias."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Brent Bozell III is president of the Media Research Center, a media watchdog organization that popularized the term "media bias."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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