Associations to the word «Breve»

Wiktionary

BREVE, noun. (orthography) (printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
BREVE, noun. (music) (UK) A double whole note.
BREVE, noun. (legal) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
BREVE, noun. The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas, which has a very short tail.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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Florence Scovel Shinn