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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The language was then woven throughout her performance, with her dancer saying "ych a fi" - meaning disgusting - as part of the number one single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
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
“Me, soy Trini / Everyting di man have, dat a fi mi / ¿Dónde está el dinero? Papi, gimme / Pretty face, ugly gyal can’t see me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
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
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
Even that infusion was not enough, and to raise cash last November F.I. du Pont tried to sell 100,000 shares that it owned in Perot's computer-servicing company, Electronic Data Systems Corp.
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
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
L. Pastor, History of the Popes, vol. i. trans, by F.I.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
The idea is that reaching Coast FI early frees you up to, say, take a lower paying job, take time off from work or try to start a business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Still, Coast FI has inspired some early career adults to give priority to retirement saving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Young adults may calculate their Coast FI number before they get married, have children or buy a house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
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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