BREVE

breve

(noun) a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

breve (plural breves)

(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.

Synonym: micron

Antonym: macron

(music) A double whole note.

(legal) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.

(zoology) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.

Anagrams

• Bever, bever

Source: Wiktionary

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Breve, n. Etym: [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.]

1. (Mus.)

Definition: A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: Moore.

2. (Law)

Definition: Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.

3. (Print.)

Definition: A curved mark [˘] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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