breve

Meaning

1. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
2. A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
3. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
4. A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

Synonyms

double whole note

character

epistle

favour

handwriting

letter

missive

script

summary

writing

encyclic

brevis

brief

double-whole note

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɹiːv/

Etymology

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