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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

Here from new L.A. label Rue Sophie is a simple yet elegant gray midi dress with twisted strap details.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The female silhouette is fitted and business-like, including quilted bustier over a shirt and tie with a long skirt, or a form-hugging midi dress accented by the brand’s iconic zipper.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 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

Indeed, while many of today’s most fashionable looks are 1990s- and 2000s-inspired, late-’50s and early-’60s Monroe-era staples such as winged eyeliner, midi skirts and colorful matching two-piece outfits are going strong.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022

Transcriber's Note: You can hear a midi version of the songs following by clicking on the word "midi" under each sheet of music.

From Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. by Mann, Mary E.

Cameron Picton, of the British band Black Midi, releases the self-titled debut album of his new project, channeling a riot of influences into a folky, singularly enriching LP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

"He could use robots instead of players, and he'd be fine with it," Boudjellal told Midi Olympique, external when Galthie was installed as the next France coach in May 2019.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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

Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin, a founding guitarist of the acclaimed London post-punk band Black Midi, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

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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