la
feminine
/ˈmeðja/
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Translation
half, average, stocking; media (press)
Word origin
From Latin media, feminine of medius ('middle, half'). The various senses (half, average, stocking, media) all trace to the idea of the middle.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medius
- English cognates
- median, medium, mediate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmedias
Examples
, .
It is half past three in the afternoon, time for coffee.
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The class average score in the exam was seven out of ten.
comunicacion .
The media covered the event from first thing in the morning.
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I only need another half an hour to finish this report.
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She bought some black stockings for tonight's party.
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