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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Words nearby fi

FHLBB, FHLBS, FHLMC, f-hole, FHWA, fi, FIA, fiacre, Fianarantsoa, fiancé, fiancée

Other definitions for fi (2 of 2)

F.I.

abbreviation

Falkland Islands.

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How to use fi in a sentence

A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The added charge for access to hotel Wi-Fi is not only exploitative but increasingly irrelevant.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And in either case, “the significant benefit from allowing Wi-Fi hotspots outweighs these concerns.”
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security|Kyle Chayka|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I 'member de man, suh; he say he wuz fum Cincinnati, an' he gun me a fi'-dollar bill—a green one.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Amphipods, am′fi-pods, n. an order of small sessile-eyed crustaceans—a familiar example is the sand-hopper.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Orography, or-og′ra-fi, n. the description of mountains—also Orol′ogy.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Pantatrophy, pan-tat′ro-fi, n. general atrophy of the whole body.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Pasigraphy, pa-sig′ra-fi, n. a system of language-signs universally intelligible.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

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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