mi

nounsymbolcommon in dialogue

//miː//

A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

noun

1
A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
2
A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. Sometimes syllable for the seventh.

Etymology

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.

symbol

1
Variant of mi.Alternative form of mi. (“mile”).

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mi · A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

mia · An ancient bluffing game played with dice.Mia · A female given name from German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian,…MIA · Absent for a long time.

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