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briv, brɛvbreve
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Princeton's WordNet
brevenoun
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
Wiktionary
brevenoun
A semicircular diacritical mark: u02D placed above a vowel.
brevenoun
A double whole note.
Etymology: From brevis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BREVEnoun
In musick. A note or character of time, equivalent to two measures or minims. John Harris
Wikipedia
Breve
A breve ( (listen), less often (listen), neuter form of the Latin brevis "short, brief") is the diacritic mark ˘, shaped like the bottom half of a circle. As used in Ancient Greek, it is also called brachy, βραχύ. It resembles the caron (the wedge or háček in Czech, mäkčeň in Slovak) but is rounded, in contrast to the angular tip of the caron. In many forms of Latin, ˘ is used for a shorter, softer variant of a vowel, such as "Ĭ", where the sound is nearly identical to the English /i/. (See: Latin IPA)
Webster Dictionary
Brevenoun
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
Brevenoun
any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court
Brevenoun
a curved mark [/] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel
Brevenoun
the great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail
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Breve
A breve is a diacritical mark ˘, shaped like the bottom half of a circle. It resembles the caron, but is rounded, while the caron has a sharp tip. Compare Ǎ ǎ Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ǒ ǒ Ǔ ǔ with Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Breve
brēv, n. a pope's letter: the longest note now used in music. [It. breve—L. brevis, short.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of breve in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of breve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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