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BREVE
breve
(noun) a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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