BREVES

Noun

breves

plural of breve

Anagrams

• Bevers, bevers

Source: Wiktionary


BREVE

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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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