MIDI

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'MIDI', 'midi': /ˈmɪdi/; 'Midi': French: /midi/, English: /ˈmɪdi/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪdi/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'MIDI', 'midi': (midē); 'Midi': (mē dē)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
MIDI / ˈmɪdɪ/
  1. (modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments: a MIDI synthesizer, a MIDI system
Etymology: 20th Century: from m(usical) i(nstrument) d(igital) i(nterface)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mid•i /ˈmɪdi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. mid•is. 
  1. Clothinga garment, as a coat, extending to the middle of the calf.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mid•i  (midē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.

adj. 
  1. Clothingof the length of a midiskirt.
  • extracted from midiskirt

Mi•di  (mē dē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesthe south of France.
  • Latin diem, accusative of diēs)
  • Latin medius; see mid1) + di day (
  • French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent. to mi- middle, half (

MIDI  (midē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ComputingMusical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Midi / midi/
  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)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midi / ˈmɪdɪ/
  1. (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf
  2. (as noun): she wore her new midi
Etymology: 20th Century: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
midi-
  1. of medium or middle size, length, etc: midibus
Etymology: 20th Century: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini
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