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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley