What does "mi" mean?
A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
Mi
/miː/ name, noun, symbol
name, noun, symbol ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
- Grammar: mi is listed as name, noun, symbol.
- Nearest alternatives: mile, admiralty mile, air mile, dependence measure.
- Useful contrasts: her, his, independence.
- Usage evidence: In my language, the notes of the scale are do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
How to use "mi"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. uncountable
- 2 Initialism of middle initial. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization wordnet
- 4 Initialism of military intelligence. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Three months ago, after a minor argument between a small group of students and a tea shop owner, police arrived on the scene, arrested the students, and beat them up in a nearby police station. Apparently, the tea shop was owned by an MI agent."
- 5 the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas wordnet
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- 6 Initialism of myocardial infarction. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory wordnet
- 8 Initialism of mitral insufficiency. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters wordnet
- 10 Initialism of mesioincisal. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude wordnet
- 12 Initialism of mathematical induction. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile wordnet
- 14 Initialism of mechanical index. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle wordnet
- 16 Initialism of medical inspection. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of mutual information. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"MI excludes words that frequently combine with many words (e.g. the), but can overemphasize low frequency collocation."
- 18 Initialism of middle infielder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 19 Initialism of major incident. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Symbol
- 1 Alternative form of mi. (“mile”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Michigan: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of
Synonyms
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Example
"In my language, the notes of the scale are do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mi"?
Common synonyms include: mile, admiralty mile, air mile, dependence measure, distance unit, geographical mile.
How do you use "mi" in a sentence?
In my language, the notes of the scale are do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
How do you pronounce "mi"?
Pronounced /miː/.
Etymology
From Glover's solmization, from Middle English mi (“third degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian mi in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin mīra (“miracles; the miraculous”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.
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