Breve Definition

brĕv, brēv
noun
A symbol (˘) placed over a vowel to show that it has a short sound.
American Heritage
A mark ( ˘ ) placed over a short vowel or a short or unstressed syllable.
Webster's New World
A judicial writ.
Webster's New World
A note written  or  having the combined time value of two whole notes.
Webster's New World
(zoology) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Breve

Noun

Singular:
breve
Plural:
breves

Origin of Breve

  • Middle English written communication from Old French from Medieval Latin short syllable from Latin neuter of brevis short brief

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin brevis (“short”).

    From Wiktionary

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