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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshaute fidélité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ot fi.de.li.te/
"Il écoute de la musique sur sa chaîne hi-fi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Sound reproduction equipment of high quality, designed to produce sound with minimal distortion.
"He invested in a vintage hi-fi to listen to his collection of vinyl records."
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Denoting sound reproduction of high fidelity.
"The streaming service now offers hi-fi audio for audiophiles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a shortened abbreviation of 'high fidelity', derived from 'high' (from Old English hēah) and 'fidelity' (from Latin fidelitas, meaning faithfulness or loyalty). First appearing in the mid-20th century during the boom of electronic sound reproduction, it initially described audio equipment capable of producing sound very faithful to the original live performance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hi-fi" is said worldwide
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haute fidélité
Transliteration: /ot fi.de.li.te/
"Il écoute de la musique sur sa chaîne hi-fi."
Hi-Fi
Transliteration: /hiːˌfaɪ/
"Die neue Hi-Fi-Anlage hat einen fantastischen Klang."
alta fedeltà
Transliteration: /ˈalta feˈdɛl.ta/
"Ha comprato un impianto stereo ad alta fedeltà."
alta fidelidad
Transliteration: /ˈalta fi.de.liˈdad/
"El sistema de alta fidelidad reproduce cada nota con claridad."
alta fidelidade
Transliteration: /ˈaw.tɐ fi.deˈli.dɐ.dʒi/
"Ele é um entusiasta de equipamentos de alta fidelidade."
उच्च निष्ठा ध्वनि प्रणाली
Transliteration: uchch nishtha dhvani pranali
"उसने अपने कमरे के लिए एक नया हाई-फाई सिस्टम खरीदा।"
高保真
Transliteration: gāobǎozhēn
"这套高保真音响设备的音质非常好。"
고충실도
Transliteration: gochungsildo
"그는 고충실도 오디오 시스템으로 음악을 듣는다."
ハイファイ
Transliteration: haifai
"彼は新しいハイファイオーディオを購入した。"
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