midi
[ mid-ee ]
/ ˈmɪd i /
noun
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
adjective
of the length of a midiskirt.
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Origin of midi
Extracted from midiskirt
Definition for midi (2 of 3)
Midi
[ mee-dee ]
/ miˈdi /
noun
the south of France.
Origin of Midi
<French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (<Latin medius;see mid1) + di day (<Latin diem, accusative of diēs)
Definition for midi (3 of 3)
MIDI
[ mid-ee ]
/ ˈmɪd i /
noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for midi (1 of 4)
midi
/ (ˈmɪdɪ) /
adjective
- (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf
- (as noun)she wore her new midi
Word Origin for midi
C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini
British Dictionary definitions for midi (2 of 4)
Midi
/ (French midi) /
noun
the south of France
Canal du Midi 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)
British Dictionary definitions for midi (3 of 4)
MIDI
/ (ˈmɪdɪ) /
noun
(modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instrumentsa MIDI synthesizer; a MIDI system
Word Origin for MIDI
C20: from m (usical) i (nstrument) d (igital) i (nterface)
British Dictionary definitions for midi (4 of 4)
midi-
combining form
of medium or middle size, length, etcmidibus
Word Origin for midi-
C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini
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