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mediascape

mediascape noun: the metaphorical landscape of trends, tastes, etc. promoted by the media.

Noun

mediascape (plural mediascapes)

  1. The metaphorical landscape of trends, tastes, etc. promoted by the media.
    • Southland Tales simulates the oversaturation of the 21st-century mediascape and delights in, even as it mocks, the vulgar absurdities of celebrity culture. Ms. Gellar's character, for example, is a multitasking, politically minded sex-film star Jenna Jameson meets Arianna Huffington, Mr. Kelly said...2007 October 28, Dennis Lim, “Booed at Cannes, but Now the Real Test”, in New York Times

Forms of mediascape

pluralmediascapes

Origin of mediascape

From media + -scape.

Questions about mediascape

What does mediascape mean?
Mediascape means the metaphorical landscape of trends, tastes, etc. promoted by the media.
What part of speech is mediascape?
Mediascape is a noun.
What is the plural of mediascape?
The plural of mediascape is mediascapes.

Words near mediascape in the dictionary

  1. mediapersons
  2. mediaries
  3. mediary
  4. medias
  5. mediasation
  6. mediascape
  7. mediascapes
  8. mediaspeak
  9. mediasphere
  10. mediaspheres
  11. mediasteroside

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