"breve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹiːv/, /bɹɛv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breve.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breve2.wav Forms: breves [plural]
Rhymes: -iːv, -ɛv Etymology: From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|breve}} Middle English breve, {{der|en|fro|brieve}} Old French brieve, {{der|en|la|brevis|t=short}} Latin brevis (“short”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} breve (plural breves)
  1. (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. Categories (topical): Orthography, Printing, Diacritical marks Synonyms: micron Translations (semicircular diacritical mark): βραχεῖα (alt: προσῳδία) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), breu [masculine] (Catalan), breve [common-gender] (Dutch), hoketo (Esperanto), lunarko (Esperanto), lyhyysmerkki (Finnish), breve (Finnish), Breve [neuter] (German), Verkürzungszeichen [neuter] (German), βραχεία (vracheía) [feminine] (Greek), breve (Hungarian), félkör (Hungarian), rövidségjel [informal] (Hungarian), rövidjel (Hungarian), csónak (Hungarian), skál [feminine] (Icelandic), 短音記号 (tan'on kigō) (Japanese), signum correptionis [neuter] (Latin), braquia [masculine] (Portuguese), кра́тка (krátka) [feminine] (Russian), бре́ве (bréve) [neuter] (Russian), бре́вис (brévis) [masculine] (Russian), acento breve [feminine] (Spanish), dấu trăng (Vietnamese), dấu mũ ngược (Vietnamese), dấu á (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-YLlD1nF3 Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 42 30 9 10 8 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, printing, publishing, writing Disambiguation of 'semicircular diacritical mark': 98 1 0 1
  2. (music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve. Categories (topical): Music, Musical notes Categories (lifeform): Suboscines Translations (double whole note): karratu (Basque), quadrada [feminine] (Catalan), breu (Catalan), brevis (Czech), brevis [common-gender] (Dutch), brevis (Estonian), brevis (Finnish), carrée [feminine] (French), cadrada [feminine] (Galician), Brevis [feminine] (German), Doppelganze [feminine] (German), Doppelganzenote [feminine] (German), brevis (Hungarian), lán-nóta dúbailte [masculine] (Irish), breve [feminine] (Italian), orowaru (Maori), cuadrada [feminine] (Spanish), brevisnot [common-gender] (Swedish), tròn đôi (Vietnamese), nốt tròn đôi (Vietnamese), nốt vuông (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-VjRXX~AC Disambiguation of Musical notes: 12 54 10 14 10 Disambiguation of Suboscines: 12 56 15 13 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 54 13 14 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 74 9 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 1 7 2 1 0 8 4 8 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 41 13 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 46 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 59 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 17 55 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 58 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 61 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 55 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 45 14 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 50 11 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 58 12 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 57 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 57 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 57 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 52 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 57 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 54 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 52 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 58 11 14 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'double whole note': 3 91 3 3
  3. (law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-Wvrh0Uzk Topics: law
  4. (zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-63lFJOze Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alla breve, breve rest, espresso breve, i-breve, inverted breve, semibreve Related terms: brevity, brief, brachy, half note, longa, whole note
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: breves [plural]
Etymology: From Italian breve. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|breve}} Italian breve Head templates: {{en-noun}} breve (plural breves)
  1. An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream. Categories (topical): Coffee
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-ZAF5P8Ro Disambiguation of Coffee: 9 17 7 22 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "karratu"
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          "_dis1": "3 91 3 3",
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          "sense": "double whole note",
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          "_dis1": "3 91 3 3",
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          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "_dis1": "3 91 3 3",
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          "_dis1": "3 91 3 3",
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          "sense": "double whole note",
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          "_dis1": "3 91 3 3",
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      "ipa": "/bɹɛv/"
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    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Estonian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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      "word": "breve rest"
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      "ipa": "/bɹɛv/"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "breu"
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      "word": "breve"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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      "word": "lyhyysmerkki"
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "breve"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "alt": "προσῳδία",
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      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "βραχεῖα"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "breve"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "rövidjel"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "code": "is",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skál"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "短音記号"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "signum correptionis"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "braquia"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "krátka",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "кра́тка"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bréve",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "бре́ве"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "бре́вис"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "dấu trăng"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "dấu mũ ngược"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "dấu á"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "karratu"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "quadrada"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "breu"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "brevis"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "carrée"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cadrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Brevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Doppelganze"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Doppelganzenote"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lán-nóta dúbailte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "breve"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "orowaru"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuadrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "brevisnot"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "tròn đôi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "nốt tròn đôi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "nốt vuông"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breve"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Italian",
    "English terms derived from Italian",
    "Pages with 12 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Coffee",
    "en:Diacritical marks",
    "en:Musical notes",
    "en:Suboscines"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "breve"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian breve",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Italian breve.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "breves",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "breve (plural breves)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "espresso",
          "espresso"
        ],
        [
          "half and half",
          "half and half"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "breve"
}

Download raw JSONL data for breve meaning in English (10.8kB)

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (hē) brakheîa (prosōidía) vs. ἡ",
  "path": [
    "breve"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "breve",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": ἡ vs. προσῳδία",
  "path": [
    "breve"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "breve",
  "trace": ""
}

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