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breve definition

breve (brēv, brev)

noun

  1. a mark ( ˘ ) placed over a short vowel or a short or unstressed syllable
  2. Law a judicial writ
  3. Music a note written  or  having the combined time value of two whole notes

Etymology: It < L brevis, brief

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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