"breve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹiːv/, /bɹɛv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breve.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breve2.wav [Southern-England] 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, {{m|enm|bref}} bref, {{der|en|fro|brieve}} Old French brieve, {{m|fro|breve}} breve, {{m|fro|brief}} brief, {{m|fro|bref}} bref, {{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, Directives Categories (lifeform): Suboscines 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)
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-YLlD1nF3 Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 62 15 5 12 6 Disambiguation of Directives: 36 26 18 15 6 Disambiguation of Suboscines: 34 34 10 19 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 10 11 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 25 8 15 6 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, printing, publishing, writing Disambiguation of 'semicircular diacritical mark': 82 13 3 3
  2. (music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve. Categories (topical): Music 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), cuadrada [feminine] (Spanish), brevisnot [common-gender] (Swedish), dấu tròn đôi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-VjRXX~AC Disambiguation of Suboscines: 34 34 10 19 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 10 11 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'double whole note': 10 84 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 Categories (lifeform): Suboscines
    Sense id: en-breve-en-noun-63lFJOze Disambiguation of Suboscines: 34 34 10 19 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 39 10 11 5 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: 16 12 5 24 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "tan'on kigō",
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          "word": "短音記号"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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          "word": "signum correptionis"
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          "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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          "word": "braquia"
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          "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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          "sense": "double whole note",
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          "sense": "double whole note",
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      "ipa": "/bɹɛv/"
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "breu"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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      "word": "breve"
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "lunarko"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "lyhyysmerkki"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "breve"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Breve"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Verkürzungszeichen"
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "βραχεία"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "βραχεῖα"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "breve"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "félkör"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rövidségjel"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "rövidjel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "csónak"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "skál"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tan'on kigō",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "短音記号"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "signum correptionis"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "braquia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krátka",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́тка"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bréve",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
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      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "бре́вис"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "acento breve"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "dấu trăng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "semicircular diacritical mark",
      "word": "dấu mũ ngược"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "karratu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quadrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "breu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "brevis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "carrée"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "breve"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "brevisnot"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "double whole note",
      "word": "dấu tròn đôi"
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.