breve

breve  (brv, brv)

n.

1. A symbol ( ) placed over a vowel to show that it has a short sound, as the a in bat.

2. A curved mark used to indicate a short or unstressed syllable of verse.

3. Music A note equivalent to two whole notes.

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[Middle English, written communication, from Old French, from Medieval Latin, short syllable, from Latin, neuter of brevis, short; see brief.]

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breve

Noun

an accent (\* ), placed over a vowel to indicate that it is short or is pronounced in a specified way [Latin brevis short]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

breve - a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation