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mass medium

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noun, plural mass media.
  1. any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people.
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Origin of mass medium

First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for mass media

mass media

pl n
  1. the means of communication that reach large numbers of people in a short time, such as television, newspapers, magazines, and radio
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mass media in Culture

mass media

Newspapers, motion pictures, radio, television, and magazines, all of which have the technical capacity to deliver information to millions of people.

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