Meanings
mi1
- uncountableentertainmentA syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
- uncountableentertainmentSometimes syllable for the seventh.
mi2
- alternativeAlternative form of mi. (“mile”).
MI3
- abbreviationAbbreviation of Michigan: a state of the United States.
plural MIs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of military intelligence.
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.
2009, Karen Connelly, Burmese Lessons: A Love Story, Toronto: Random House Canada, →ISBN, page 108 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecardiologyInitialism of myocardial infarction.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecardiologyInitialism of mitral insufficiency.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountabledentistryInitialism of mesioincisal.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of mathematical induction.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of mechanical index.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of medical inspection.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of mutual information.
MI excludes words that frequently combine with many words (e.g. the), but can overemphasize low frequency collocation.
2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, →DOI, page 112 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of middle infielder.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of major incident.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundestruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
nounthe government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
nounthe government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
nouna former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
nouna unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
nouna unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmīra“miracles; the miraculous”
- Italianmi
- Middle Englishmi“third degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”
- Englishmi
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِي
- مِي (mī)third note of a major scale
Basque mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Catalan mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Czech mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Finnish mi
- mithird note of a major scale
French mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Greek μι
- μι (mi)third note of a major scale
Hungarian mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Indonesian mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Irish mí
- míthird note of a major scale
Japanese ミ, ホ
- ミ (mi)third note of a major scale
- ホ (ho)third note of a major scale
Korean 미
- 미 (mi)third note of a major scale
Portuguese mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Russian ми
- ми (mi)third note of a major scale
Spanish mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Swedish mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Thai มี
- มี (mii)third note of a major scale
Turkish mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Vietnamese mi
- mithird note of a major scale
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mi
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Cite this entry
mi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mi
“mi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mi.
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