breve

[ breev, brev ]

/ briv, brɛv /

noun

a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.

Law.

an initial writ.
a writ, as one issued by a court of law.

Music.

the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes.
Also brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa.

Prosody. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed.

Origin of breve

1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin, Latin breve, neuter of brevis short; see brief

Words nearby breve

Breuer chair, Breughel, breunnerite, Breus mole, brev., breve, brevet, brevi-, breviary, brevicaudate, brevicollis

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Example sentences from the Web for breve

Agalma breve, like a prismatic mass of crystal, with pink float and polypites.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor
Breve was chosen as it is phonetically plausible and the characters are more widely available.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
"I cannot do it," said Breve; and, waving his arm, he ran into his private room.
Resurrection|Leo Tolstoy
Combinations such as (y with breve and macron) or (o with under-dot and macron) may not display as intended in all browsers.
King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady|Various

They believed with Quintilian that "Longum et difficile iter est per praecepta, breve et efficax per exempla."
The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times|Kathleen Lambley

British Dictionary definitions for breve

breve

/ (briːv) /

noun

an accent, (˘), placed over a vowel to indicate that it is of short duration or is pronounced in a specified way

music a note, now rarely used, equivalent in time value to two semibreves

RC Church a less common word for brief (def. 7)

Word Origin for breve

C13: from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis short; see brief

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单词	breve
释义	breve [ breev, brev ] / briv, brɛv / noun a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut. Law. an initial writ. a writ, as one issued by a court of law. Music. the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes. Also brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa. Prosody. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed. Origin of breve 1250–1300; Middle English <Medieval Latin, Latin breve, neuter of brevis short; see brief Words nearby breve Breuer chair, Breughel, breunnerite, Breus mole, brev., breve, brevet, brevi-, breviary, brevicaudate, brevicollis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for breve Agalma breve, like a prismatic mass of crystal, with pink float and polypites. Colouration in Animals and Plants\|Alfred Tylor Breve was chosen as it is phonetically plausible and the characters are more widely available. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico\|John Wesley Powell "I cannot do it," said Breve; and, waving his arm, he ran into his private room. Resurrection\|Leo Tolstoy Combinations such as (y with breve and macron) or (o with under-dot and macron) may not display as intended in all browsers. King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady\|Various They believed with Quintilian that "Longum et difficile iter est per praecepta, breve et efficax per exempla." The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times\|Kathleen Lambley British Dictionary definitions for breve breve / (briːv) / noun an accent, (˘), placed over a vowel to indicate that it is of short duration or is pronounced in a specified way music a note, now rarely used, equivalent in time value to two semibreves RC Church a less common word for brief (def. 7) Word Origin for breve C13: from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis short; see brief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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