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- pronunciation:
- mi
di
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a plural form of medium.
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) newspapers, television, radio, and other means of mass communication collectively (used with a singular or plural verb).
In a dictatorship, the government controls the media.Countless stories about the princess appeared in the media.Climate change is now getting a lot of attention in the media.
- similar words:
- medium
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| related words: |
news, press |
adjective + (n.)media
acute, chronic, critical, digital, dominant, dual, electronic, interactive, liberal, mainstream, mass, mixed, suppurative, worldwide
verb + (n.)media
blame, broadcast, criticize, leak, manipulate, mix
(n.)media
+ verb
campaign, guide, headline, portray, publicize, report
noun + (n.)media
broadcast, fan, filter, glare, journalism, lens, library, news, otitis, politician, print
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Media comes from a Latin word for "middle."
The word media
contains the following part:
medi
Latin
root
that means middle
  Example words:
immediate, intermediary, intermediate, media1, mediaeval, medial, median, mediant, mediate, medieval, mediocre, Mediterranean, medium
- synonyms:
- meso-
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