What does "midi" mean?
A computerized music file in the MIDI format.
Midi
/ˈmɪdi/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A computerized music file in the MIDI format.
- Grammar: midi is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: calf-length dress, digital interface, half-length, mid-calf dress.
- Useful contrasts: maxi, mini, analog.
- Usage evidence: I'm just a raccoon with a PC and a MIDI keyboard.
How to use "midi"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A computerized music file in the MIDI format. informal
"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."
- 2 A coat, skirt, or boot having such a hemline.
"Vogue recommends mixing midis – ie wearing the midi-boot with the midi-skirt – which is one option (very Marni), as is the current silhouette on the high street."
- 3 a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers wordnet
- 4 Synonym of Berliner (“newspaper format”).
Adjective
- 1 Having a hemline at mid-calf length. not-comparable
"midi skirt"
Adjective
- 1 used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Musical Instrument Digital Interface. abbreviation, alt-of
"MIDI channel number 10 is reserved for percussion."
- 2 A cultural region referring to the south of France; approximately corresponding to the regions where Occitan is or was spoken.
"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."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I'm just a raccoon with a PC and a MIDI keyboard."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "midi"?
Common synonyms include: calf-length dress, digital interface, half-length, mid-calf dress, mid-length, mid-length dress.
How do you use "midi" in a sentence?
I'm just a raccoon with a PC and a MIDI keyboard.
How do you pronounce "midi"?
Pronounced /ˈmɪdi/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Midi (literally “south”).