media
me-di-a · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
The main means of mass communication (television, radio, newspapers, and the internet) regarded collectively.
- 2.
The plural of "medium": the means by which something is communicated or expressed.
- 3.
A particular form or system of communication.
- 4.
(biology) A substance in which organisms are cultured or stored.
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Etymology
Latin plural of "medium" meaning "middle, center, midst." In the sense of mass communication, the term became widely used in the 1920s with the rise of radio and evolved with television and later digital platforms.