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mid⋅i

[mid-ee]
–noun
1. a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
–adjective
2. of the length of a midiskirt.

Origin:
extracted from midiskirt

Mi⋅di

[mee-dee]
–noun
the south of France.

Origin:
< F: midday, south; OF, equiv. to mi- middle, half (< L medius; see mid 1 ) + di day (< L diem, acc. of diēs)

MIDI

[mid-ee]
–noun
Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.

mid⋅i⋅skirt

[mid-ee-skurt]
–noun
a skirt or skirt part, as of a dress or coat, ending at the middle of the calf.
Also, midi.


Origin:
1965–70; mid- + (min)iskirt
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mid·i   (mĭd'ē)   
n.   pl. mid·is
A skirt or coat of mid-calf length.

[Short for midiskirt, blend of mid1 and (min)iskirt.]
Mi·di   (mē-dē')   
The south of France.
MID·I   (mĭd'ē)   
n.   pl. MID·Is
  1. A standard for representing musical information in a digital format.

  2. Software that conforms to this standard, used for composing and editing electronic music.


[M(usical) I(nstrument) D(igital) I(nterface).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
midi [ˈmɪdi]

  1. n.
    a mid-length woman's garment. : Shall I wear my midi, or is it too hot?
  2. 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.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MIDI
musical instrument digital interface
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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