Breve (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a diacritic (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
  2. Law.
    • an initial writ.
    • a writ, as one issued by a court of law.
  3. Music.
    • the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes.
    • a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa.
  4. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed.
noun
  1. an accent, (˘), placed over a vowel to indicate that it is of short duration or is pronounced in a specified way
  2. a note, now rarely used, equivalent in time value to two semibreves
  3. RC Church a less common word for brief (def. 7)
Breve (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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