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breve

  [breev, brev]
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–noun
1. a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
2. Law.
a. an initial writ.
b. a writ, as one issued by a court of law.
3. Music.
a. the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes.
b. Also, brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa.
4. Prosody. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < ML, L breve, neut. of brevis short; see brief
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