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: equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity

Examples of hi-fi in a Sentence

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Vinyl Room joins a short list of places where audiophiles can go to listen to music on hi-fi equipment, which many argue is the best way to experience it. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 Each minimalist room comes outfitted with a turntable and a hi-fi (there's a lending library of records in the lobby), and in warmer weather the rooftop offers a bar, firepits for grilling, tents for socializing, and a splendid view of the 483-foot Sapporo TV Tower. Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026 Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026 In addition to these new products, Fosi Audio will also be showing off a selection of its popular and recently launched products, including the IM4 in-ear monitors, i5 planar-magnetic headphones, ZH3 balanced DAC / headphone amplifier/preamplifier and K7 hi-fi gaming DAC and headphone amplifier. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 When The Stereo Shop opened its doors in 1959, hi-fi home audio locations were plentiful throughout Connecticut. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026 Inside, a long, gray bar — speckled like the surface of the moon — sits near a hi-fi stereo system. Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025 Sometimes called listening bars or hi-fi bars, the establishments have proliferated on the East and West coasts and are gathering a following in Denver. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025 Fall, in any case, is a terrific time for tuning up the hi-fi. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hi-fi was in 1934

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“Hi-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hi-fi. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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hi-fi

noun
ˈhī-ˈfī
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: equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity

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