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breves

breves is the plural of breve.

Meaning of breve

Noun (1)

breve (plural breves)

  1. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
    Synonyms:
    micron
    Antonyms:
    macron
  2. A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
  3. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
    • But what, are you puzzling in your pockets to seek your only memorial among old play bills, letters requesting a meeting of the Faculty, rules of the Speculative Society, syllabus' of lectures—all the miscellaneous contents of a young lawyer's pocket, which contains every thing but brieves and...1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], “I. Being Introductory.”, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James...
  4. A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

Noun (2)

breve (plural breves)

  1. An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.

Phrases with breves

Questions about breves

What is breves the plural of?
Breves is the plural of breve.

Words near breves in the dictionary

  1. Brevard County
  2. breve
  3. breve rest
  4. breve rests
  5. brevenal
  6. breves
  7. brevet
  8. brevetcies
  9. brevetcy
  10. breveted
  11. breveting

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