mídia

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See also: midia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English media.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.d͡ʒi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈmi.d͡ʒjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.d͡ʒi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈmi.d͡ʒja/

  • Hyphenation: mí‧di‧a

Noun

mídia f (plural mídias) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. media (journalists and other professionals who compose the mass communication industry)
    Synonym: media
  2. multimedia
  3. (by extension, countable, technology) any medium, such as a disk, which reproduces audio and/or video
    Um CD é uma mídia física para reproduzir músicas.
    A CD is a physical medium to reproduce music.

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