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  • 131mass — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin *messa, literally, dismissal at the end of a religious service, from Late Latin missa, from Latin, feminine of missus, past participle of mittere to send Date …

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  • 132mass media, sociology of — A medium is a means of communication such as print, radio, or television. The mass media are defined as large scale organizations which use one or more of these technologies to communicate with large numbers of people (‘mass communications’).… …

    Dictionary of sociology