MIS

management information system.

Definition for mis (2 of 4)

mi

[ mee ]

/ mi /

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

Definition for mis (3 of 4)

mis-

a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating: mistrial; misprint; mistrust.

Origin of mis-

Middle English; Old English mis(se)-; cognate with German miss-, Gothic missa- (see miss¹;); often replacing Middle English mes- < Old French < West Germanic *mis(s)-

Definition for mis (4 of 4)

mis-

variant of miso- before some vowels: misanthrope.

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Examples from the Web for mis

His (mis)reading of the Megilla power dialectic meant tragedy for all.
Purim Perils: His View Is His Own|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It can be opened randomly and read with equal (mis)understanding.
Book Bag: What Sherman Alexie Is Reading|Sherman Alexie|October 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For instance, French wines will sport the term Mis en Bouteille au Domaine or Mis en Bouteille au Château.
How Wine Became Like Fast Food|Keith Wallace|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mis Rachel was in that state of wonderment that comes to pupils at seeing their teachers rebel agains their own precepts.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy

Mis' Blossom was into it, and he come around to paint her up.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
La luz de la esperanza brill a mis ojos tan sbitamente, que10 los ceg.
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
Mis Purling will take care of it and I reckon on getting it from her when I want it.
Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point|Alice B. Emerson
Mis' Maddox used to buy all her baked victuals of him, 'specially after she found out he was a widower beginnin' to take notice.
The Village Watch-Tower|(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

British Dictionary definitions for mis (1 of 4)

MI

abbreviation for

Michigan

Military Intelligence

British Dictionary definitions for mis (2 of 4)

mis-

prefix

wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneouslymisunderstanding; misfortune; misspelling; mistreat; mislead

lack of; notmistrust

Word Origin for mis-

Old English mis (se) -; related to Middle English mes-, from Old French mes-; compare Old High German missa-, Old Norse mis-

British Dictionary definitions for mis (3 of 4)

mis-

prefix

a variant of miso-

British Dictionary definitions for mis (4 of 4)

mi

me

/ (miː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mi

C16: see gamut

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MIS

Definition for mis (2 of 4)

mi

noun Music.

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