media


 * me⋅di⋅a** 1

 / ˈmidiə /    [  **mee** -dee- //uh//  ] **//–noun//**

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 * 2. || ( usually used with a plural verb [[image:http://sp.ask.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png]]) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.