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mi

The correct spelling is mi.

How to pronounce mi

/miː/
noun

IPA: /miː/

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The correct spelling is mi. A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. For example: "The shot missed by a mile."

Usage Examples

The shot missed by a mile.

The runners competed in the mile.

five miles over the speed limit

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.
  2. 2.The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
  3. 3.Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values.
  4. 4.Any of many customary units of length derived from the Roman mile (mille passus) of 8 stades or 5,000 Roman feet.
  5. 5.The Scandinavian mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 10 kilometers defined in 1889.

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