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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 <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.]]> media (as used in expressions) n. Media Atropatene mass media media event mixed media otitis media via media in medias res …