maxi
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmæksi
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Definition
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noun
A dress, coat or skirt having a maxi hemline.
A class of racing sailing yacht that pushes at the upper limits of the International Offshore Rule of regulated sail yacht racing, having a waterline length in excess of 70-feet.
A sanitary napkin designed to handle particularly heavy flow.
A music single with more than two tracks, i.e. not just an A-side and a B-side.
A mainframe.
adjective
Used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle
Having a hemline at ankle length.
Being of the largest size in its category of items.
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- “She looked elegant in her long, flowing maxi dress.”adjective
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