breve en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
Meanings
- A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
- A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
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Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
But what, are you puzzling in your pockets to seek your only memorial among old play bills, letters requesting a meeting of the Faculty, rules of the Speculative Society, syllabus' of lectures—all the miscellaneous contents of a young lawyer's pocket, which contains every thing but brieves and bank-notes?
1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], “I. Being Introductory.”, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Company, →OCLC, page 45:
- A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| brieve | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
alla breve · i-breve · inverted breve · semibreve · breve rest · espresso breve
Relateds
whole note · half note · brevity · brief · longa · brachy
Synonyms
Translations (53)
nl breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · hu brevis (double whole note) · la signum correptionis (semicircular diacritical mark) · ru бре́вис (semicircular diacritical mark) · eo lunarko (semicircular diacritical mark) · mi orowaru (double whole note) · ms bref (double whole note) · eu karratu (double whole note) · de Doppelganzenote (double whole note) · es acento breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · is skál (semicircular diacritical mark) · vi dấu trăng (semicircular diacritical mark) · es diacrítico breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · gl cadrada (double whole note) · vi nốt tròn đôi (double whole note) · vi tròn đôi (double whole note) · fi breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · ms brif (double whole note) · hu rövidségjel (semicircular diacritical mark) · ru кра́тка (semicircular diacritical mark) · es breve (double whole note) · el βραχεία (semicircular diacritical mark) · pt braquia (semicircular diacritical mark) · fr carrée (double whole note) · fi brevis (double whole note) · ms bref (semicircular diacritical mark) · de Breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · vi nốt vuông (double whole note) · hu félkör (semicircular diacritical mark) · fi lyhyysmerkki (semicircular diacritical mark) · nl brevis (double whole note) · ja 短音記号 (semicircular diacritical mark) · it breve (double whole note) · ca quadrada (double whole note) · grc βραχεῖα (semicircular diacritical mark) · de Verkürzungszeichen (semicircular diacritical mark) · vi dấu á (semicircular diacritical mark) · et brevis (double whole note) · hu rövidjel (semicircular diacritical mark) · ca breu (semicircular diacritical mark) · es cuadrada (double whole note) · hu breve (semicircular diacritical mark) · vi dấu mũ ngược (semicircular diacritical mark) · hu csónak (semicircular diacritical mark) · ca breu (double whole note) · cs brevis (double whole note) · eo hoketo (semicircular diacritical mark) · ms tanda singkat (semicircular diacritical mark) · ru бре́ве (semicircular diacritical mark) · sv brevisnot (double whole note) · ga lán-nóta dúbailte (double whole note) · de Doppelganze (double whole note) · de Brevis (double whole note)