fi
noun
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
fi
1 American
[fee]
/ fi /
noun
Music.
F.I.
2
American
abbreviation
FI
1
British
abbreviation
fi
2
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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"It gets more in the realms of sci- fi," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
A former Tesla emp loyee said of the Samasource labelers: “They would highlight fi re hydrants as pedestrians … They would miss objects all the time. Their skill level to draw boxes was very low.”
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
In March, Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine posted a video singing a cappella because “the labels are begging me for ‘low fi tik toks.’”
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2022
Director Edgar Wright tweeted, “RIP to an actual visionary, Doug Trumbull…he directed a childhood favourite of mine, the sci fi gem ‘Silent Running.’
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
We choose fi — V3, implying a total number of planets in the Milky Way on which life has arisen at least once as N,fpnefi — 1 X 1011, a hundred billion inhabited worlds.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Beretta took over a small gunmaker in Accokeek, F.I.
From Washington Post
Perot intends to make F.I. du Pont one of Wall Street's strongest brokerages no matter what the cost.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perot showed up in Manhattan wearing his usual Middle America business togs and shook hands with each of the 1,500 F.I. du Pont employees working in the head office.
From Time Magazine Archive
A banker sent Perot a cowboy suit, and an F.I. du Pont salesman ordered a pair of tasseled loafers for his new proprietor.
From Time Magazine Archive
He died on the 23rd of February 1447, and was succeeded by Nicholas V. See L. Pastor, History of the Popes, vol. 1., trans, by F.I.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
Other technical category winners were FI, the Formula One film starring Brad Pitt, which was up for three awards, winning one for best sound.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
There are several critical parts of the 10-year FI plan.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
A lot of that drag comes from the old school term of FI or female impersonators.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2024
"Our assessment is however that the stability of the Swedish financial system is not affected by this," acting FI Director-General Susanna Grufman said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023
We watched FI racing and talked about sports.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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