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  • 131Media —    The term “media,” and its descriptive derivative medial’nyi, meaning “pertaining to media,” is a new addition to the Russian language. A more common term used both in academia and popular discourse is sredstva massovoi informatsii (SMI), which …

    Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

  • 132a trifle — adverb to a small degree; somewhat (Freq. 9) it s a bit warm felt a little better a trifle smaller • Syn: ↑a bit, ↑a little * * * A LITTLE, a bit, somewhat, a touch, a spot, a mite, a whit; inf …

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