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单词 maxi
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maxi

[ mak-see ]
/ ˈmæk si /
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noun, plural max·is.

maxiskirt.
a garment having a maxiskirt, as a coat.
of the length of a maxiskirt; having a maxiskirt.

Origin of maxi

1965–70; shortening of maxiskirt, or independent use of maxi-

Words nearby maxi

Mawlamyine, Mawlid, Mawson, max, Maxair, maxi, maxilla, maxillary, maxillary antrum, maxillary artery, maxillary dentition

Definition for maxi (2 of 2)

maxi-

a combining form with the meanings “very large in comparison with others of its kind” (maxi-budget; maxi-taxi); “of great scope or intensity” (maxi-devaluation; maxi-service); (of clothing) “long, nearly ankle-length” (maxicoat; maxiskirt).

Origin of maxi-

shortening of maximal or maximum, by analogy with mini-
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Example sentences from the Web for maxi

  • Written on the 2nd of March by the hand of your good and loyal father, Maxi.'

    The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne

British Dictionary definitions for maxi

maxi
/ (ˈmæksɪ) /

adjective

  1. (of a garment) reaching the ankle
  2. (as noun)she wore a maxi
  3. (in combination)a maxidress

noun

a type of large racing yacht

Word Origin for maxi

C20: shortened from maximum
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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