Midi Meaning
/ˈmɪdi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving a hemline at mid-calf length.
nameAbbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
Sentence Examples
I'm just a raccoon with a PC and a MIDI keyboard.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She chose a ____ skirt that ended just below her knees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fashion designer's new collection featured several elegant ____ skirts that were both practical and stylish for professional office wear.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French Midi (literally “south”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The podules Acorn plans to release include network cards (for Econet and Ethernet), ROM cards containing application software, a MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) sound card, an extended I/O card, […]"
— 1987, Byte, volume 12, numbers 10-11, page 126:
"When you collect a group of MIDIs into an album, you can play them much like a CD, with repeat mode, random mode, and a programmed playlist."
— 1998, Judi N. Fernandez, WAVs, MIDIs & RealAudio: Enjoying Sound on Your Computer:
"Some thousands of French Huguenots settled in the South between 1670 and the end of the seventeenth century; but these immigrants included many French of the Midi, so that the newcomers tended to intensify characteristics already developing in the native population under climatic influences."
— 1907 June 26, E. N. Vallandigiiam, “Our Men of the Midi”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025:
"For sale: 75-acre peach and grape farm in the Midi, France - £595,000. Farmhouse included. […] Not surprisingly, the average age of French farmers has dropped from 55 to 40 during the past 15 years. But even so, the owner of the Midi farm has discovered the hard way that a move across the channel is not without risk."
— 2006 October 29, Jill Insley, “French leave that wasn't so fruitful”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2014:
"Start to haggle and you’ll realise they’re speaking not only French but something earthier. This is Occitan, ancient language of the Midi, the Pyrenees and parts of north-west Italy."
— 2024 July 20, Fiona Sampson, “The other Dordogne: exploring France’s unspoiled Périgord region”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She chose a ____ skirt that ended just below her knees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fashion designer's new collection featured several elegant ____ skirts that were both practical and stylish for professional office wear.