MI

UK: /miː/ US: /mi/ ,(mē)

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MI abbreviation

1. Michigan
2. Military Intelligence

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mi /mi/   n. [Music.]

1. Music and Dance the syllable used for the name of the third tone in the Western musical scale.

MI,  an abbreviation of:

1. Place Names Michigan.

mi,  an abbreviation of:

1. Weights and Measures mile.

mi.,  an abbreviation of:

1. Weights and Measures mile.
2. mill.

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mi  (mē), n. [Music.]

1. Music and Dance the syllable used for the third tone of a diatonic scale.
2. Music and Dance (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone E. Cf. sol-fa (def. 1).

• see gamut 1520–30

MI, 

1. Pathology, Place Names Michigan (approved esp. for use with zip code).

MI, [Pathol.]

1. Pathology myocardial infarction.

mi, 

1. Weights and Measures mile;
   miles.

mi., 

1. Weights and Measures mile;
   miles.
2. mill;
   mills.

M.I., 

1. Military Military Intelligence.
2. Military Mounted Infantry.

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ti•ra•mi•su  (tir′ə mē′so̅o̅, -mē so̅o̅′), n. 

1. Food an Italian dessert with coffee and liquor-soaked layers of sponge cake alternating with mascarpone cheese and chocolate.Also, ti′ra•mi′sù. 

• Italian tiramisù, fr.tira +mi +sù pick me up

ti•ra•mi•su  (tir′ə mē′so̅o̅, -mē so̅o̅′), n. 

1. Food an Italian dessert with coffee- and liquor-soaked layers of sponge cake alternating with mascarpone cheese and chocolate.Also, ti′ra•mi′sù. 

• Italian tiramisù, equivalent. to tira + mi + sù pick me up

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mi, me / miː/ noun

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

Etymology: 16th Century: see gamut

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mi. abbreviation

1. mile