midi

Origin:
< French: midday, south; Old French, equivalent to mi- middle, half (< Latin medius; see mid¹) + di day (< Latin diem, accusative of diēs)

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noun

Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.

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midi (ˈmɪdɪ)

—*adj*
	a. (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf
	b. (as noun): she wore her new midi

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

Midi (French midi)

—n
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 (ˈmɪdɪ)

—n
	(modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments: a MIDI synthesizer; a MIDI system

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

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Word Origin & History

Midi

"southern France," 1883, from Fr. midi "south," lit. "midday," from mi "middle" (from L. medius) + di "day" (from L. dies).

MIDI

1983, acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

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midi definition

[ˈmɪdi]

n.
a mid-length woman's garment. : Shall I wear my midi, or is it too hot?
mod.
having to do with a mid-length woman's garment. : This midi style is out, and the mini is back in.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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