midi

[ mid-ee ]
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noun
  1. a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.

adjective
  1. of the length of a midiskirt.

Origin of midi

1
Extracted from midiskirt

Words Nearby midi

Other definitions for Midi (2 of 3)

Midi
[ mee-dee ]

noun
  1. the south of France.

Origin of Midi

2
<French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (<Latin medius;see mid1) + di day (<Latin diem, accusative of diēs)

Other definitions for MIDI (3 of 3)

MIDI
[ mid-ee ]

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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How to use midi in a sentence

  • This trait in the man of the midi is one that Daudet has brought out humorously in the Tartarin books.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • In the regions of the midi, of bygone civilization, historical castles still standing are rare.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet

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

Origin of midi

1
C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini

British Dictionary definitions for Midi (2 of 4)

Midi

/ (French midi) /


noun
  1. the south of France

  2. 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
  1. (modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments: a MIDI synthesizer; a MIDI system

Origin of MIDI

3
C20: from m (usical) i (nstrument) d (igital) i (nterface)

British Dictionary definitions for midi- (4 of 4)

midi-

combining form
  1. of medium or middle size, length, etc: midibus

Origin of midi-

4
C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini

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