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Main Entry:: ¹me·dia
Pronunciation:: \ˈmē-dē-ə\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural me·di·ae \-dē-ˌē\
Date:: 1841

1[Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates] : a voiced stop2[New Latin, from Latin] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers

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