mi

[ mee ]
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nounMusic.
  1. the syllable used for the third tone of a diatonic scale.

  2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone E.: Compare sol-fa (def. 1).

Origin of mi

1
First recorded in 1520–30; see origin at gamut

Other definitions for MI (2 of 4)

MI

abbreviation
  1. Michigan (approved especially for use with zip code).

  2. minimally invasive; minimal invasive.

Other definitions for mi. (3 of 4)

mi.

abbreviation
  1. mile; miles.: Also mi

  2. mill; mills.

Other definitions for M.I. (4 of 4)

M.I.

abbreviation
  1. Military Intelligence.

  2. Mounted Infantry.

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How to use mi in a sentence

  • Mis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Mis' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to Mis' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Thus the highest court in New York declared that an unincorporated lodge, which had been mis-managed, was not a partnership.

  • I want Mis' Calvert to taste it, an' when she does she'll say she never knew before what cherry pie could be!

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • Mis' Spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for mi (1 of 3)

mi

me

/ (miː) /


noun
  1. music (in tonic sol-fa) the third degree of any major scale; mediant

Origin of mi

1
C16: see gamut

British Dictionary definitions for MI (2 of 3)

MI

abbreviation for
  1. Michigan

  2. Military Intelligence

British Dictionary definitions for mi. (3 of 3)

mi.

abbreviation for
  1. mile

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Scientific definitions for mi

mi

  1. Abbreviation of mile

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