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In Media(s) Res

English translation: "in medias res" (with the 's')

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Latin term or phrase:	In Media(s) Res
English translation:	"in medias res" (with the 's')
Entered by:	Carmen Schultz

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04:29 Feb 28, 2008

Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics

Latin term or phrase: In Media(s) Res

Greetings,

I know what the phrase means, and understand that its most widely used variant has the 's' in Medias. To what extent is it grammatically correct and/or acceptable to use Media instead of Medias?

Thanks in advance,

Gennady

Gennady Pritsker

"in medias res" (with the 's')

Explanation:
I've always read it and heard it as "in medias res" (with the 's')

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