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breve Definition


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breve
noun
    1. A mark (ù) sometimes put over a vowel to show that it is short or unstressed.
    2. music.
      A note twice as long as a semibreve (now only rarely used).
    3. RC Church.
      A brief (noun 4).
Etymology: 14c, meaning ‘a royal mandate': from Latin brevis short.



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