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• midi
  midi

  noun

  a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
• Midi
  Midi

  noun

  the south of France.
• MIDI
  MIDI

  noun

  Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.
• midi-
  midi-

  combining form

  of medium or middle size, length, etc

midi

¹ American  

[mid-ee] / ˈmɪd i /

noun

1. a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.

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adjective

1. of the length of a midiskirt.

Midi ² American  

[mee-dee] / miˈdi /

noun

1. the south of France.

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MIDI ³ American  

[mid-ee] / ˈmɪd i /

noun

1. Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.

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midi ¹ British  

/ ˈmɪdɪ /

adjective

1. 1. (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf

   2. ( as noun )

      she wore her new midi

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Midi ² British  

/ midi /

noun

1. the south of France

2. a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)

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MIDI ³ British  

/ ˈmɪdɪ /

noun

1. (modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments

   a MIDI synthesizer

   a MIDI system

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midi- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. of medium or middle size, length, etc

   midibus

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Etymology

Origin of midi¹

Extracted from midiskirt

Origin of Midi²

< French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (< Latin medius; see mid ¹) + di day (< Latin diem, accusative of diēs )

Example Sentences

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midi Midi MIDI

Ever an innovator in sustainable fashion, this midi skirt from Gabriela Hearst features soft leather in a feminine silhouette but with a raw-cut hem that references the power of nature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

She had swapped out her signature black leather jacket that was her go-to look during her time as Kohl’s chief executive for a dark-wash Levi’s trucker jacket and a ’90s-inspired midi denim skirt to match.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

I pulled an $18 white cotton midi skirt, wondering if it could pass for a replica of the $200 Doen Sebastiane piece I coveted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023

There’s a pair of skinny corduroys for $120, a leather bomber jacket for $175 and a body hugger of a midi dress for $99.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

Gygi, tolling the bell at midi, forgot to stop, as he peered through the narrow window in the church tower and watched the Widow Jequier planting and digging recklessly in her garden.

From A Prisoner in Fairyland by Blackwood, Algernon

Jordan said Midi will, at times, switch patients to estradiol products that come in gel or spray form, but those are not typically covered by insurance or need prior authorization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

Dupont's usual partner Ntamack has been out since late December but newspaper Midi Olympique reported he could be back for France's trip to Wales in round two on February 15.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Midi Health, a startup that provides virtual menopause care, is a key player in the new menopause market.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

But investors are beginning to take note of the opportunities in women’s health after a few breakout successes, including Maven, a women’s health startup valued at $1.7 billion, and Midi, which is focused on menopause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

His first Gymnopedie of 1888, as well as sounding like a long, hot afternoon in the Midi after a liquid lunch, can be seen as a deliberate attempt to debunk pomposity and de-clutter music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

You could play on a MIDI, but that doesn’t mean that the human player is going to be able to play that or understand how to play it because it still has to be written.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

For their work on MIDI, Mr. Smith and Kakehashi shared a technical Grammy Award in 2013.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022

It builds tracks from prerecorded samples and spits out actual audio, not MIDI.

From The Verge ● Aug. 31, 2018

This is a musical score in MIDI, PDF, MusicXML and Finale's MUS formats.

From You'll git dar in de mornin' by Burleigh, Harry T.

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