| 释义 |
breve /brēv/ noun- The mark of a short vowel (as in ĕ), opp to macron
- An obsolescent note, (˘), twice as long as the longest now generally used (the semibreve), but half (or in perfect time one-third) as long as the obsolete long (music)
- A papal brief (see under brief)
ORIGIN: L brevis short |