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See also: lofi and lófi

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Shortened form of low fidelity.

Adjective

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lo-fi (comparative more lo-fi, superlative most lo-fi)

  1. (sound) Having an old-fashioned quality.
  2. (music) Having a rough quality, not musically smooth and refined.
    cute-sounding lo-fi drum beats
  3. Recorded at home with makeshift tools.

Noun

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lo-fi (uncountable)

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  1. (music) A subgenre of hip-hop that includes traditional jazz elements and drum machine samples.[1]
    The drum beats in lo-fi music sound so cute!
  2. (music) A subgenre of rock music characterized by minimal production, giving a raw and unsophisticated sound.[2]

Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Amable, Jody (2019 January 30) “Chill Beats to Study/Relax to”, in JSTOR Daily‎[1], retrieved 2020-03-04
  2. ^ Weinder, Edmund (2014 September 11) “Release notes: hi-fi, sci-fi, DIY”, in Oxford English Dictionary‎[2], retrieved 2020-03-04

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