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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 me·dia n. Pronunciation: ' mē-dē-ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural me·di·ae \-dē- ˌ ē\ 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 stop 2 [ New Latin, from L] : the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers 2 media n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural me·di·as Usage: often attrib Etymology: plural of medium Date: 1923 1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression especially : MEDIUM 2B 2 a singular or plural in construction : MASS MEDIA b plural : members of the mass media usage The singular media and its plural medias seem to have originated in the field of advertising over 70 years ago; they are apparently still so used without stigma in that specialized field. In most other applications media is used as a plural of medium. The great 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 . This use is not as well established as the mass-noun use of data and is likely to incur criticism especially in writing. media (as used in expressions) n. Media Atropatene mass media media event mixed media otitis media via media in medias res …