breve


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breve
n. symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound


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Breve
A breve (Latin brevis "short, brief") is a diacritical mark ˘, shaped like a little round cup, designed to indicate a short vowel, as opposed to the  macron ¯ which indicates long vowels. It is often used this way in dictionaries and textbooks of  LatinAncient Greek and some other languages, such as Tuareg. (However, there is a frequent convention of indicating only – but all – the long vowels: it is then understood that a vowel with no macron is short.) It looks similar to caron or háček, but the caron has a sharp tip, whilst the breve is rounded. Compare Ǎ ǎ Ě ě Ǐ ǐ Ǒ ǒ Ǔ ǔ (caron) with Ă ă Ĕ ĕ Ĭ ĭ Ŏ ŏ Ŭ ŭ (breve).
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brève (f)
n. breve, symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound
 
bref
adj. brief, short, succinct

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breve
adj. short, brief, concise, little, curt
 
breve (f)
n. breve, symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound; brief, papal letter

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breve
adj. concise, short; brief, terse
 
breve (m)
n. breve, the longest modern note (Music); brief; papal brief


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