hi-fi

[hahy-fahy] Origin

hi-fi

[hahy-fahy]
noun
2.
a phonograph, radio, or other sound-reproducing apparatus possessing high fidelity.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such apparatus; high-fidelity.

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Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; shortened form of high fidelity
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hi-fi (ˈhaɪˈfaɪ)
 
n
1.  a.  short for high fidelity
 b.  (as modifier): hi-fi equipment
2.  a set of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment

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hi-fi
1950, abbreviation of high fidelity (1934).
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hi-fi
high fidelity
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