breve.
A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
Meaning & usage
A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian breve.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.