MI
noun
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
Origin
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.
Phrases
- list of other syllables at solfège
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Broader terms
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