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breve

breve [ brev, breev ] (plural breves)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. mark over short vowel or syllable: a mark, ˘, placed over a vowel to show that it has a short sound or used to show a short or unstressed syllable in poetry

2. long musical note: a musical note that is equal in length to two whole notes

[14th century. Variant of brief]
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