Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something, such as a maxi dress, that is of maximum size or length for its kind.
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- adjective having a
hemline atankle length - noun a
coat orskirt having such a hemline - abbreviation short for
maximum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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May 16, 2004 at 01: 12 AM good to see you lot have got over the gastro, cherie. whilst i doubt i'd cope well with either, i'm sure grumpy-maxi is better to be around than gastro-maxi. by the way, if yr marketing those socially-responsible-maintenance skills, we've got a garden over here that needs some serious work ...
rostered on 2004
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I too am short and busty, and I usually look pregnant, my problem with the maxi is that so many of them have strappy or halter or even strapless tops, and frankly, even though Catty’s teen would probably get away with it, I don’t like showing my bra straps to all and sundry.
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Passage of blood clot larger than a lemon followed by heavy bleeding, or any bleeding heavy enough to soak a maxi pad in an hour or less
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Passage of blood clot larger than a lemon followed by heavy bleeding, or any bleeding heavy enough to soak a maxi pad in an hour or less
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The bankruptcy investigation into this company was halted by the Public Prosecutor of Siracusa because of a law called the maxi amendment, that was made by the Berlusconi government in 2003 and which suspended punishments for these types of corporate legal infractions.
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Over at Live Science, an article explains that the ball has more movement in the air because it has fewer panels (14 -- in what Fark describes as a maxi-pad decoration) than most hexagonal designs (26-32).
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At a function in Johannesburg, Mosunkutu announced the issuing of the first 1551 permits for the 18 to 35-seater so-called maxi-taxis.
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Lower House Speaker Gianfranco Fini said that parliament would pass the reforms by Sunday aimed at boosting growth and shoring up public finances in a so-called "maxi amendment" to the 2012 budget currently before parliament.
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Lower House Speaker Gianfranco Fini said that parliament would pass the reforms by Sunday aimed at boosting growth and shoring up public finances in a so-called "maxi amendment" to the 2012 budget currently before parliament.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Lower House Speaker Gianfranco Fini said that parliament would pass the reforms by Sunday aimed at boosting growth and shoring up public finances in a so-called "maxi amendment" to the 2012 budget currently before parliament.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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