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en | media |

As a pronoun en

is he, him.

As a verb media is

.

en

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Noun

(head)
  • English

    • Etymology 2

    The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
  • (typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
    • Derived terms
    * (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en space
    See also
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    Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
    • Derived terms
    * en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suite

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    media

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (mediae)
  • (anatomy) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
  • (linguistics, dated) A voiced stop consonant.
  • (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus
    • Usage notes
    Not to be confused with medium.
    Derived terms
    * tunica media * medial
    Synonyms
    *(vein of insect wing) M
    Antonyms
    * (voiced stop) (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
    • As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media''' and, second, web-based '''media''', traditional print-based ' media has declined in popularity.
  • The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.
    • Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions.
    Derived terms
    * media darling * media event (pos n) * mediagenic * mediascape (pos n) * multimedia * mass media * mainstream media * media circus * media whore

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