‖ n.; pl. Mediae [ NL., fr. L. medius middle. ] 1. (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes β, δ, γ (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, π, τ, κ (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) φ, θ, χ (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl., 1. The latinic plural form of medium, sometimes used as a singular noun with the same meaning as medium; as, (Computers) place your installation media into the device which will read it; (Microbiology) the tuberculosis bacterium will only grow in a special media. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, collectively; the news media; as, the media were obsessed with Monica Lewinsky for months. [ PJC ]

n. The state or quality of being mediate. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. medius middle + aevum age. See Middle, and Age. ] Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval architecture. [ Written also medieval. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages. [ Written also medievalism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages. [ Written also medievalist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with mediaevalism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The people who lived in the Middle Ages. Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. médial. See Middle. ] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Phonetics) See 2d Media. [ 1913 Webster ]