breve.
brief, short
Meaning & usage
brief, short
Il mese è breve.
narrow
short
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).
briefly
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).
short (short vowel or syllable)
breve (the diacritical mark ˘)
breve (double whole note)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).
a document recording a business transaction
an oath sworn by magistrates of a medieval commune
the statute of a commune.
an official papal document, less solemn than a bull
a strip of paper with a short writing thereon
a small bundle containing a saint's relic or written prayers
talisman, amulet
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis.
plural of breva
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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