mi

[mee]

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noun Music.

the syllable used for the third tone of a diatonic scale.
(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone E.Compare sol-fa(def 1).

Origin of mi

First recorded in 1520–30; see origin at gamut

MI

Michigan (approved especially for use with zip code).
minimally invasive; minimal invasive.
myocardial infarction.

mi.

mile; miles.Also mi
mill; mills.

M.I.

Military Intelligence.
Mounted Infantry.

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Examples from the Web for mi

Contemporary Examples

Except for nine of them are musical words: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti—and si—are musical.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble
David Bukszpan
October 11, 2014
The pentatonic scale is a simple concept—just five notes (do, re, mi, so, la) we all learned as children.
Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting
Ted Gioia
March 18, 2014
So now you know your Scrabblish AA, BO, QIS, next time won't you sing with MI?
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words
David Bukszpan
April 13, 2013
One key moment was a sit-down strike at a crucial General Motors facility in Flint, MI.
How Do You Strike a Walmart?
Megan McArdle
November 24, 2012
Co -7, IA -7, NH -7, WI-7, VA -5, NV -4, MI -4, FL -3, NC -3, MN -3, OH -2.
Various Thoughts: Demography, Rove, Morris, the Great Nate, &c.
Michael Tomasky
November 7, 2012

Historical Examples

I was only gaein to tell ye aboot the places it min't me o'!
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
In addition to being a great painter, Mi Fei was a great calligraphist.
Chinese Painters
Raphael Petrucci
The little present, or the Christmas-box (mi Aguinaldo) is of no mean worth.
The Philippine Islands
John Foreman
"We are starting down our Spring street, Mi Primavera," he said.
Spring Street
James H. Richardson
"Mi Primavera," My Springtime, how well her father's pet name suited her!
Spring Street
James H. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for mi

mi

me

noun

music (in tonic sol-fa) the third degree of any major scale; mediant

Word Origin

C16: see gamut

MI

abbreviation for

Michigan
Military Intelligence

mi.

abbreviation for

mile

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mi in Medicine

MI

abbr.

myocardial infarction
mitral insufficiency

mi in Science

mi

Abbreviation of mile

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MI

mi.

M.I.

Related Words

Examples from the Web for mi

Contemporary Examples

Except for nine of them are musical words: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti—and si—are musical.

The pentatonic scale is a simple concept—just five notes (do, re, mi, so, la) we all learned as children.

So now you know your Scrabblish AA, BO, QIS, next time won't you sing with MI?

One key moment was a sit-down strike at a crucial General Motors facility in Flint, MI.

Co -7, IA -7, NH -7, WI-7, VA -5, NV -4, MI -4, FL -3, NC -3, MN -3, OH -2.

Historical Examples

I was only gaein to tell ye aboot the places it min't me o'!

In addition to being a great painter, Mi Fei was a great calligraphist.

The little present, or the Christmas-box (mi Aguinaldo) is of no mean worth.

"We are starting down our Spring street, Mi Primavera," he said.

"Mi Primavera," My Springtime, how well her father's pet name suited her!

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Word Origin

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