media

noun (1), often attributive

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me·dia | \ ˈmē-dē-ə

plural medias

Definition of media

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a singular or plural in construction : mass media

b medias plural : members of the mass media

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

media

noun (2)

me·dia | \ ˈmē-dē-ə

plural mediae\ ˈmē-dē-ˌē

Definition of media (Entry 2 of 3)

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

Definition of media (Entry 3 of 3)

plural of medium

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Is media singular or plural?: Usage Guide

Noun (1)

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.