breve

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹiːv/, /bɹɛv/

Noun

breve (plural breves)

1. (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.

   Synonyms: micron

   Antonyms: macron

2. (music) A double whole note.
3. (legal) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
4. (zoology) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.

Translations

• German: Breve, Verkürzungszeichen
• Russian: кра́тка

Translations

• French: carrée
• German: Brevis, Doppelganze, Doppelganzenote
• Italian: breve
• Spanish: cuadrada

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