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mass media

noun

Definition of mass media

  1. :  the radio stations, television stations, and newspapers through which information is communicated to the public <an event that has attracted a lot of attention from the mass media> <the dissemination of news by mass media> <The mass media have/has ignored this important issue.>



Word by Word Definitions

massplay
  1. :  the liturgy of the Eucharist especially in accordance with the traditional Latin rite

    :  a celebration of the Eucharist

    :  a musical setting for the ordinary of the Mass

  1. :  a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size

    :  expanse, bulk

    :  massive quality or effect

  1. :  to form or collect into a mass

    :  to assemble in a mass

  1. :  of or relating to the mass of the people

    :  being one of or at one with the mass :  average

    :  participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals

mediaplay
  1. :  a voiced stop

    :  the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers

  1. :  a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression

    :  medium

    :  mass media


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