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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).]

mid·i

(mĭd′ē)

n. pl. mid·is

A dress, skirt, or coat of mid-calf length.

[Short for midiskirt, blend of mid and (min)iskirt.]

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midi

(ˈmɪdɪ)

adj

(Clothing & Fashion)

a. (of a skirt, coat, etc) reaching to below the knee or midcalf

b. (as noun): she wore her new midi.

[C20: from mid-; on the model of maxi and mini]

Midi

(French midi)

1. (Placename) the south of France

2. (Placename) Canal du Midi a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)

MIDI

(ˈmɪdɪ)

(Music, other) (modifier) a generally accepted specification for the external control of electronic musical instruments: a MIDI synthesizer; a MIDI system.

[C20: from m(usical) i(nstrument) d(igital) i(nterface)]

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mid•i

(ˈmɪd i)

n., pl. mid•is.

1. midiskirt.

2. a garment with a midiskirt, as a coat.

[1965–70; extracted from midiskirt]

Mi•di

(miˈdi)

n.

the south of France.

[< French: midday, south; Old French =mi- middle (< Latin medius; see mid¹) + di day (< Latin)]

MIDI

(ˈmɪd i)
n.

Musical Instrument Digital Interface: a standard means of sending digitally encoded information about music between electronic devices, as between synthesizers and computers.

[1980–85]

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Noun	1.	Midi - the southern part of France France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	MIDI - a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers musical instrument digital interface communications protocol, protocol - (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
Adj.	1.	midi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf; "midiskirts"; "wore her dresses midi length" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" maxi - used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle; "wanted a maxi-length coat"; "a maxidress" mini - used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee; "a mini dress"; "miniskirts"

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midi

[ˈmɪdɪ]

A. ADJ midi hi-fi; midi system → minicadena f

B. N = midiskirt

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MIDI

abbr of musical instrument digital interface

n → Midi-System nt → or -Anlage f

adj → Midi-

midi (system)

n → Midi-System nt → or -Anlage f

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Reuter's domicile, I was at least equally punctual in arriving there; I came the next day at five minutes before two, and on reaching the schoolroom door, before I opened it, I heard a rapid, gabbling sound, which warned me that the "priere du midi" was not yet concluded.

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Bernard and the Dent du Midi on the other, pretty Vevay in the valley, and Lausanne upon the hill beyond, a cloudless blue sky overhead, and the bluer lake below, dotted with the picturesque boats that look like white-winged gulls.

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But at the "Trois Couronnes," it must be added, there are other features that are much at variance with these suggestions: neat German waiters, who look like secretaries of legation; Russian princesses sitting in the garden; little Polish boys walking about held by the hand, with their governors; a view of the sunny crest of the Dent du Midi and the picturesque towers of the Castle of Chillon.

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Cradlepoint has expanded its presence in the Middle East through a partnership with Midis Group, entering the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain to extend market reach, the company said.