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).

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Origin of mi

First recorded in 1520–30; see origin at gamut

Words nearby mi

MHG, mho, M.H.R., M.H.W., mHz, mi, MI5, MI6, MIA, Miami, mia-mia

Other definitions for mi (2 of 4)

abbreviation

Michigan (approved especially for use with zip code).

minimally invasive; minimal invasive.

myocardial infarction.

Other definitions for mi (3 of 4)

mi.

abbreviation

mile; miles.Also mi

mill; mills.

Other definitions for mi (4 of 4)

M.I.

abbreviation

Military Intelligence.

Mounted Infantry.

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How to use mi in a sentence

Casa Bruja's Fula Farmacia Blond Ale sells for $1.95 at Bodega Mi Amiga.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Right now beer is a trend," Bernardo Rivas, the owner of Bodega Mi Amiga tells me in the imported beer aisle.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bodega Mi Amiga is the largest liquor store in the country—and the oldest, dating back to 1959.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the stores Pragnell is referring to is Bodega Mi Amiga, a veritable institution on Via Porras in downtown Panama City.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bodega Mi Amiga sells every kind of liquor you can imagine, or that is legally allowed to be imported into Panama.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I walked about till I heard the words of the song:—Segnai mi gera un gato, E ti me carezzevi.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
"Not Mi——" but Grace stopped before she had finished the name.
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower
Wk-mi-ser, Corn; a warrior of distinction, of the Ne-caw-ee-gee band.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
"Quelle parole pi paura d' inganno che speranza di futuro frutto mi porsero," he tells us in the Filocolo, ed.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
Ye raily must talke ter mi loryer; them matters I leaves 'tirely ter him.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mi (1 of 3)

me

/ (miː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mi

C16: see gamut

British Dictionary definitions for mi (2 of 3)

abbreviation for

Michigan

Military Intelligence

British Dictionary definitions for mi (3 of 3)

mi.

abbreviation for

mile

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Scientific definitions for mi

Abbreviation of mile

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