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Midi

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Mi·di  (m-d)
The south of France.
mid·i  (md)
n. pl. mid·is
A skirt or coat of mid-calf length.
[Short for midiskirt, blend of mid1 and (min)iskirt.]
MIDI
Noun
a system for transmitting information to electronic musical instruments [m(usical) i(nstrument) d(igital) i(nterface)]
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Noun1.MidiMidi - the southern part of France
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
2.MidiMIDI - 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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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.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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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