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media (MEE dee uh) (noun)
The plural form of "medium", often with reference to advertisements or news disseminations: The media reporting on political issues covered the politician's speech and legislative experiences.
median (MEE dee uhn) (noun)
Characterized by being in the middle position: The median on the highway was planted with flowers.
median (MEE dee uhn) (adjective)
Regarding something which has a middle value in a distribution arranged from the smallest to the largest: What is the median price of homes in this area?
medium (MEE dee uhm) (adjective)
Pertaining to the middle position in relation to others: Bruce was of average or medium height compared to the other players on the team.
medium (MEE dee uhm) (noun)
1. A substance by which something is conveyed: The metal in electricity cables is a medium for conveying electricity.
2. An individual through whom messages are passed to and from the dead to those living and the other way around, too: Clarence's aunt was believed by many to be a medium through whom they could pass messages to their departed loved ones.
3. A liquid used by painters in which color pigmentation is mixed: Some artists use egg yolk as the medium for their pictures.
2. An individual through whom messages are passed to and from the dead to those living and the other way around, too: Clarence's aunt was believed by many to be a medium through whom they could pass messages to their departed loved ones.
3. A liquid used by painters in which color pigmentation is mixed: Some artists use egg yolk as the medium for their pictures.
The media talked much about the artist and the new medium which she used for her paintings; however, the art critic assessed the sale value of her works in the medium range.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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I. A middle quality, degree, or condition: Grace looked for size medium, not small, when she went to the department store to buy a top for her skirt.
2. Any of the varieties of paintings or drawings as determined by the material or technique used: There is a medium that utilizes any raw material or mode of expression used in an artistic or creative activity.
3. The channels of mass communication; such as newspapers, radio, television, etc.: Reporters, journalists, etc., who work for organizations engaged in such communication, use various forms of mediums.
4 Any physical material; such as, tapes, disks, paper, etc. which is used for recording or reproducing data, images, or sound: Jack looked for the best storage medium he could find and was told that CD-Rs would be best for his purpose.
5. Someone who is believed to communicate with the spirits of the dead: Jane consulted a medium, or clairvoyant, because she was hoping to get in contact with her mother who passed away the year before.
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2. Any of the varieties of paintings or drawings as determined by the material or technique used: There is a medium that utilizes any raw material or mode of expression used in an artistic or creative activity.
3. The channels of mass communication; such as newspapers, radio, television, etc.: Reporters, journalists, etc., who work for organizations engaged in such communication, use various forms of mediums.
4 Any physical material; such as, tapes, disks, paper, etc. which is used for recording or reproducing data, images, or sound: Jack looked for the best storage medium he could find and was told that CD-Rs would be best for his purpose.
5. Someone who is believed to communicate with the spirits of the dead: Jane consulted a medium, or clairvoyant, because she was hoping to get in contact with her mother who passed away the year before.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group M
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medio-, medi-
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“medium”
(Latin: medium is the neuter form of the adjective medius, meaning "middle"; as well as, a neuter noun meaning, "the middle")
(medium of exchange of thoughts and ideas between people; the storehouse of accumulated knowledge through the centuries)
(medium of exchange of thoughts and ideas between people; the storehouse of accumulated knowledge through the centuries)
(presentations of living conceptions; the medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people)
(presentations of living conceptions; the medium of exchange for thoughts and ideas between people)
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“medium”
A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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Medium tenuere beati.
"Happy are they who have kept a middle course."
medium-frequency tags
Tags that operate at a frequency of 300 KHz to three MHz.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions
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“medium”
medium
Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
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Alchemy, an ancient science
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medium
A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
A "medium" is someone who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
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Definitions in Deviant and Comical Format
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