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: equipment for reproduction of sound with high fidelity

Examples of hi-fi in a Sentence

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That hi-fi listening lounge, which seats 45, is also on the table for your enjoyment. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025 Darling, Brock’s live-fire destination and hi-fi listening lounge, will debut in West Hollywood on Sunday. Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Generators can conjure up pristine audio/visual displays of things that a video studio or music label wouldn’t waste money to produce, like a hi-fi country song about queefing and corncob masturbation. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025 Opening this fall is Ama, a Japanese-Italian restaurant and bar with a 1970s-style hi-fi lounge that will be adjacent to Cafe Sebastian. Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 12 Aug. 2025 The unit is home to a 20-W Dolby Audio sound system for rocking a soundtrack wherever it's placed, but also sports S/PDIF out for connecting to external hi-fi systems. Paul Ridden july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hi-fi was in 1948

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“Hi-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hi-fi. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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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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