Meaning & use
mi
The third note of a major musical scale in the solfège system, following do and re.
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The choir practiced the scale slowly, singing do, re, mi, fa, sol in turn.
Her voice cracked slightly on the mi as she reached for the higher note.
A note on using this word
Mi is one of seven solfège syllables used to teach pitch and sight-singing; it corresponds to the note E in the key of C major.
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