media

noun (1)

me·dia | \ˈmē-dē-ə

plural mediae\-dē-ˌē

Definition of media

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 [ Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates ] : a voiced (see voiced sense 2) stop (see stop entry 2 sense 1b)

2 [ New Latin, from Latin ] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph (see lymph sense 2) vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers

media

noun (2), often attributive

plural medias

Definition of media (Entry 2 of 4)

1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression Air is a media that conveys sound. especially : medium sense 2b

2a singular or plural in construction : mass media

b medias plural : members of the mass media

media

Definition of media (Entry 3 of 4)

plural of medium

Media

geographical name

Me·dia | \ˈmē-dē-ə

Definition of Media (Entry 4 of 4)

ancient country and province of the Persian Empire in the northwestern part of modern Iran

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Is media singular or plural?: Usage Guide

Noun (2)

The singular media and its plural medias seem to have originated in the field of advertising over 70 years ago; they are still so used without stigma in that specialized field. In most other applications media is used as a plural of medium. The popularity of the word in references to the agencies of mass communication is leading to the formation of a mass noun, construed as a singular. there's no basis for it. You know, the news media gets on to something — Edwin Meese 3d the media is less interested in the party's policies — James Lewis, Guardian Weekly This use is not as well established as the mass-noun use of data and is likely to incur criticism especially in writing.