I.
noun
1 means of expressing/communicating sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ advertising , broadcast , communication
▪
Radio is an important communication ~ in many countries.
▪ mass
▪ digital , electronic , interactive , print , printed , visual , written
▪ recording , storage
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He believes tape will eventually be eliminated as a recording ~.
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An optical disk is just another kind of electronic storage ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ through the ~ of
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The government communicates through the ~ of television.
▪ ~ for
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She used her novels as a ~ for encouraging political debate.
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She experimented with the blog as a new ~ for exploring issues.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of communication
▪ a ~ of instruction (= a language used for teaching)
▪
English is the ~ of instruction in many African countries.
2 material/form that an artist, etc. uses
ADJECTIVE
▪ artistic
▪
Oil paint is her preferred artistic ~.
▪ photographic
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The gallery has been committed to the photographic ~ for 25 years.
▪ mixed media
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mixed-media artwork
II.
adj.
Medium is used with these nouns: ↑ beef , ↑ build , ↑ coke , ↑ fry , ↑ heat , ↑ height , ↑ length , ↑ pizza , ↑ range , ↑ setting , ↑ shot , ↑ size , ↑ skillet , ↑ steak , ↑ wavelength