McLuhan, Marshall
Syllabification: (Mc·Lu·han, Marshall)
Pronunciation: /məˈklo͞owən/
Definition of McLuhan, Marshall
- (1911–80), Canadian writer and thinker; full name Herbert Marshall McLuhan. He became known in the 1960s for his phrase “the medium is the message” and for his argument that it is the characteristics of a particular medium rather than the information it disseminates that influence and control society.