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mis-

1
a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,” “wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating: mistrial; misprint; mistrust.

Origin:
ME; OE mis(se)-; c. G miss-, Goth missa- (see miss 1 ;); often r. ME mes- < OF < WGmc *mis(s)-

mis-

2
var. of miso- before some vowels: misanthrope.

mi

[mee]
–noun Music.
1. the syllable used for the third tone of a diatonic scale.
2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone E. Compare sol-fa (def. 1).

Origin:
1520–30; see gamut

management information system

–noun
a computerized information-processing system designed to support the activities and functions of company management. Abbreviation: MIS

miso-

a combining form meaning “hate,” with the object of hatred specified by the following element: misogyny.
Also, mis-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of mīseîn to hate, mîsos hatred
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management information system  
n.   Abbr. MIS
A computer system designed to help managers plan and direct business and organizational operations.
mi   (mē)   
n.   Music
The third tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin; see gamut.]
MIS  
abbr.  management information system
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: MI
Function: abbreviation
1 mitral incompetence; mitral insufficiency
2 myocardial infarction
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Medical Dictionary

MI abbr.
myocardial infarction

mis- 2
pref.
Variant of miso-.

miso- or mis-
pref.
Hatred: misogamy.

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Science Dictionary
mi  
Abbreviation of mile
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Computing Dictionary

MIS
Management Information System

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MIS
  1. management information services

  2. management information system

  3. manager of information services

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