media

US /ˈmi.di.ə/ UK /ˈmiː.di.ə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2193

Meanings

1

noun
The newspapers, television, radio, and websites that report news to the public.

The story was covered by media all over the world.
2

noun
The journalists and companies that make up the mass communication industry.

The media followed the star everywhere she went.
3

noun
Films, photos, music, and other content that is published or broadcast.

I store all my media files on an external hard drive.

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms antimediabimediabimedialitycybermediaenemediahypermediaintermediamedia-historicalmedia-savvymediacentricmediacracymediacrat

Related forms mede

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media consultant
a specialist who advises others about communication through media

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

Μηδία Ancient Greek *médʰyos Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Media & Publishing

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# media

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmi.di.ə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmiː.di.ə/
**Frequency rank:** 2193

## Meanings
1. The newspapers, television, radio, and websites that report news to the public.
2. The journalists and companies that make up the mass communication industry.
3. Films, photos, music, and other content that is published or broadcast.

## Examples
- The story was covered by media all over the world.
- The media followed the star everywhere she went.
- I store all my media files on an external hard drive.

## Derived Forms
- antimedia
- bimedia
- bimediality
- cybermedia
- enemedia
- hypermedia
- intermedia
- media-historical
- media-savvy
- mediacentric
- mediacracy
- mediacrat

## Related Forms
- mede

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Μηδία
- Root: *médʰyos

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

## AI Etymology
Media was borrowed from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. In present-day English its meanings include the newspapers, television, radio, and websites that report news to the public, the journalists and companies that make up the mass communication industry, and films, photos, music, and other content that is published or broadcast. The historical chain runs through Μηδία (Ancient Greek) and *médʰyos (Proto-Indo-European). Related and derived forms include mede, antimedia, bimedia, and bimediality.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing

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