mi

¹

[ mee ]

noun

, Music.

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 ).

MI

²

abbreviation for

1. Michigan (approved especially for use with zip code).
2. minimally invasive; minimal invasive.
3. myocardial infarction ( def ).

mi.

³

abbreviation for

1. mile; miles. Also mi
2. mill; mills.

M.I.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Military Intelligence.
2. Mounted Infantry.

mi.

¹

abbreviation for

1. mile

MI

²

abbreviation for

1. Michigan
2. Military Intelligence

mi

³

/ miː /

noun

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

mi

1. Abbreviation of mile

Word History and Origins

Origin of mi¹

First recorded in 1520–30; gamut

Word History and Origins

Origin of mi¹

C16: see gamut

Example Sentences

Casa Bruja's Fula Farmacia Blond Ale sells for $1.95 at Bodega Mi Amiga.

From The Daily Beast

"Right now beer is a trend," Bernardo Rivas, the owner of Bodega Mi Amiga tells me in the imported beer aisle.

From The Daily Beast

Bodega Mi Amiga is the largest liquor store in the country—and the oldest, dating back to 1959.

From The Daily Beast

One of the stores Pragnell is referring to is Bodega Mi Amiga, a veritable institution on Via Porras in downtown Panama City.

From The Daily Beast

Bodega Mi Amiga sells every kind of liquor you can imagine, or that is legally allowed to be imported into Panama.

From The Daily Beast

I walked about till I heard the words of the song:—Segnai mi gera un gato, E ti me carezzevi.

From Project Gutenberg

"Not Mi——" but Grace stopped before she had finished the name.

From Project Gutenberg

Wk-mi-ser, Corn; a warrior of distinction, of the Ne-caw-ee-gee band.

From Project Gutenberg

"Quelle parole pi paura d' inganno che speranza di futuro frutto mi porsero," he tells us in the Filocolo, ed.

From Project Gutenberg

Ye raily must talke ter mi loryer; them matters I leaves 'tirely ter him.'

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