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Breve

noun
/bɹiːv/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
2.nounA double whole note.
3.nounAny writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
4.nounThe great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.

Synonyms

microncircumflextildediaeresisdiacriticalinverted breveacute accentkroužekmacrontriangular coloni-breveunderdot

Antonyms

macron

Rhymes With

kievbevmaglevrevchicken kievbaldevbasayevdev
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