breve
A semicircular diacritical mark placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its…A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
Meaning
5 sensesA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
Breve, Verkürzungszeichen
кра́ткаkrátka, бре́веbréve, бре́висbrévis
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
Brevis, Doppelganze, Doppelganzenote
Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form oFrom Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
Borrowed from Italian breve.
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