fi

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noun Music.

the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.

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Other definitions for fi (2 of 2)

F.I.

abbreviation

Falkland Islands.

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How to use fi in a sentence

“T-h-e f-i-n-e-s-t s-i-l-k r-a-g-s,” he expostulated 95 again holding two fingers under the nose of Rags Habakuk.
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg
Compare (†) with fig. 53, f-i, where the head for 16 is shown.
An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley
He used the biggest capitals ever known, and traced each in a deep dripping red, with a new spelling--s-a-c-r-i-f-i-c-e.
Quiet Talks about Jesus|S. D. Gordon
Say—bet you've often bent-an-ear to that spill-of-speech about hopping from five to f-i-f-t-y p-e-r by "stepping on her a bit!"
Babbitt|Sinclair Lewis

Another still is to take the word "F-i-d-d-l-e-r," as a mnemonic for the teacher's use.
The Sabbath-School Index|Richard Gay Pardee

British Dictionary definitions for fi (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Finland

British Dictionary definitions for fi (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Falkland Islands

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