hi-fi

hi-fi
hi-fi 1947, abbreviation of high fidelity (1934), of radio recievers, in reference to their quality of sound reproduction. Hi as an advertiser's phonetic shortening of HIGH (Cf. high) is attested by 1914.

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

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