midi

Everyday

1. A midi is a skirt or dress that reaches the middle of the lower leg. tree →
2. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a way for electronic instruments and computers to send music notes to each other. tree →
3. Midi is French for «noon» or «south» (French), as in «le Midi», the south of France. tree →

In the lessons

In music technology lessons, a MIDI keyboard plays sounds through a computer. In fashion, «midi skirt» is between mini and maxi. In French lessons, «midi» means midday: «à midi» = at noon.

Examples

• She wore a blue midi dress to the party. tree →
• Plug the MIDI keyboard into the laptop. tree →
• The game's music was made with MIDI files. tree →
• In French, «midi» means twelve o'clock. tree →
• Mini, midi, maxi — short, middle, long. tree →
• We had lunch at midi in Paris. tree →

Note

Pronounced «MID-ee». MIDI is written in capitals when it means the music system. Not the same as «middy».