Definition of BREVE. Meaning of BREVE. Synonyms of BREVE

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Definition of BREVE

Breve
Breve Breve (br[=e]v), n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. (Mus.) 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: ? ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service. --Moore. 2. (Law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. 3. (Print.) A curved mark [[breve]] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.

Meaning of BREVE from wikipedia

- A breve (/ˈbriːv/ BREEV, less often /ˈbrɛv/ BREV, neuter form of the Latin brevis "short, brief") is the diacritic mark ◌̆, shaped like the bottom half...
- up breve, breves, brève, brêve, or ˘ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Breve is the diacritical mark ˘. Breve or Breves may also refer to: Breve (music)...
- Alla breve [alla ˈbrɛːve] – also known as cut time or cut common time – is a musical meter notated by the time signature symbol (a C with a vertical line...
- Inverted breve or arch is a diacritical mark, shaped like the top half of a circle ( ̑ ), that is, like an upside-down breve (˘). It looks similar to...
- In music, a double whole note (American), breve (British) or double note lasts two times as long as a whole note (or semibreve). It is the second-longest...
- Sha with breve (Ш̆ ш̆) is an additional letter of the Cyrillic script which was used for Abkhaz and Komi at the start of the 20th century. It is composed...
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- Frenulum breve, or short frenulum, is a condition in which the frenulum of the ****, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans **** that connects...
- Brèves (French pronunciation: [bʁɛv] ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Communes of the Nièvre department "Répertoire national...
- Ukrainian: йот) or I with breve, Russian: и с бреве) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is made of the Cyrillic letter И with a breve. The short I represents...