mass mediumn.

Brit.

/ˌmas ˈmiːdɪəm/, U.S.

/ˈmæs ˈˌmidiəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mass n.², medium n. 4d

Etymology: < mass n.² + medium n. 4d. Compare mass media n.

A means of mass communication; any of the mass media.

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society > communication > information > [noun] > mass communication

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mass media1923

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mass communication1927

1923 S. M. Fechheimer in N. T. Praigg Advertising & Selling v. 238 The several million readers of a big mass medium.

1942 D. Waples Print, Radio & Film 19 Radio (which, according to German propaganda theory, is the ‘real’ mass medium).

1968 P. Oliver Screening Blues 3 For the Negro in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.., the blues record afforded the first real opportunity of contact through a mass medium with others of his social status.

1991 World Monitor Sept. 16/2 Newspapers are a mass medium out of place in a ‘demassified’ market.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mass medium
释义	mass mediumn. Brit. /ˌmas ˈmiːdɪəm/, U.S. /ˈmæs ˈˌmidiəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mass n.², medium n. 4d Etymology: < mass n.² + medium n. 4d. Compare mass media n. A means of mass communication; any of the mass media. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > [noun] > mass communication medium1911 mass media1923 mass medium1923 media1923 mass communication1927 1923 S. M. Fechheimer in N. T. Praigg Advertising & Selling v. 238 The several million readers of a big mass medium. 1942 D. Waples Print, Radio & Film 19 Radio (which, according to German propaganda theory, is the ‘real’ mass medium). 1968 P. Oliver Screening Blues 3 For the Negro in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.., the blues record afforded the first real opportunity of contact through a mass medium with others of his social status. 1991 World Monitor Sept. 16/2 Newspapers are a mass medium out of place in a ‘demassified’ market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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