breve
/briːv/
noun
- A curved mark (˘) placed over a vowel to show that it is a short sound.
- In the dictionary, the word 'căt' is written with a breve over the 'a'.
- She added a breve above the 'e' in 'pĕn' to show the correct pronunciation.
- The teacher explained that a breve indicates a short vowel sound.
- A note in music equal to two whole notes (rare in modern music).
- The choir held the final note for a full breve.
- In medieval music, a breve was a common note value.
- The composer wrote a breve at the end of the slow movement.
- A written message from the Pope or a high church official.
- The papal breve was read aloud in the cathedral.
- The bishop received a breve from the Vatican.
- Historians studied the breve to understand the church's decision.