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Definition of: breve
(brēv) noun
1. A mark (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate that it has a short sound, as the a in hat compare MACRON); or, in prosody, placed over a syllable to show that it is not stressed.
2. A royal or papal commission or mandate; brief.
3. A judicial writ or brief.
4. Music A note equivalent to two whole notes, or the sign for it. [<I-tal. <L brevis short]
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