Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A semicircular diacritical mark ( ̆) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, printing, publishing, writing
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Synonyms: micron
Antonyms: macron
noun
A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: diacritical mark, diacritic
History
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
Borrowed from Italian breve.
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
