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Breve

//bɹiːv// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  2. 2
    An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.
  3. 3
    a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound wordnet
  4. 4
    A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
  5. 5
    Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.

    "But what, are you puzzling in your pockets to seek your only memorial among old play bills, letters requesting a meeting of the Faculty, rules of the Speculative Society, syllabus' of lectures—all the miscellaneous contents of a young lawyer's pocket, which contains every thing but brieves and bank-notes?"

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  1. 6
    A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).

Etymology 2

From Italian breve.

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