midi

¹

[ mid-ee ]

noun

1. a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.

adjective

1. of the length of a midiskirt.

Midi

²

[ mee-dee ]

noun

1. the south of France.

MIDI

³

[ 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.

Midi

¹

/ 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)

midi

²

/ ˈmɪdɪ /

adjective

1. 1. (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf
   2. ( as noun )

      she wore her new midi

midi-

³

combining_form

1. of medium or middle size, length, etc

   midibus

MIDI

⁴

/ ˈmɪdɪ /

noun

1. modifier a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments

   a MIDI synthesizer

   a MIDI system

Word History and Origins

Origin of midi¹

Extracted from midiskirt

Origin of midi²

< French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (< Latin medius; mid ¹ ) + di day (< Latin diem, accusative of diēs )

Word History and Origins

Origin of midi¹

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

Origin of midi²

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

Origin of midi³

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

Example Sentences

Some images show her playing boss, her hair backswept, wearing items including a black leather trench coat and a scoop neck midi dress.

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Gigi Hadid, a Versace favorite, walked the show in a fitted navy midi dress featuring a sheer blouse on a sweetheart neckline.

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A stunning dark leather midi coat with furry leopard print liner would turn heads even in tony Cortina or Aspen.

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Bellotti’s debut collection tackles the quandary with office basics elevated with tailored flair, inviting a new audience with a slight bias cut on a midi skirt, or short shorts with a leather blazer.

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A tiny leather bra top in embossed leather was paired with a matching midi skirt.

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