Media

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb form 2.3 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

• mē'diə, /ˈmiːdiə/, /"mi:di@/

Noun

media (plural mediae)

1. (Anatomy): the middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. (tunica media, between the tunica interna and tunica externa).

Not to be confused with medium.

Noun

media (plural of medium)

1. Formats for presenting information.
   • Collage is a form of mixed-media artwork.
2. (with a definite article): The journalists and other professionals who compose the mass communication industry.

   Usage note: Although correctly plural, its use as a mass noun with a singular verb is under continuing debate.

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Italian

Noun

media f

1. average

Verb form

media

1. third-person singular indicative present of mediare

Related terms

• mediale
• mediano