media vs medium

Definitions

noun

1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
2. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
3. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
4. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
5. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

adjective

1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation
2. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

Examples

The huge amounts that this would bring in would allow the personal allowance to be raised by a couple of thousand, helping those on low and medium incomes.

Toast sandwiches in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until outside is golden brown and inside is delightfully melty, about 3 minutes per side.

Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market.

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