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

We lost $500,000 worth of gear, including a beautiful piano from the 1900s, guitars, recordings, a MIDI console.

From The Daily Beast

“Step into the Void” is the newest attraction on the uppermost terrace of Aiguille du Midi.

From The Daily Beast

Remembering the Marshal's talent for administration and a war of posts, he offered him the command of the Midi.

From Project Gutenberg

This pronunciation of the nasal vowels in French is, as is well known, an important factor in the famous "accent du Midi."

From Project Gutenberg

A second element of the "accent du Midi" just referred to is the substitution of an open for a close o.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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In the regions of the Midi, of bygone civilization, historical castles still standing are rare.

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