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breve

Meaningshort

Common meaning: a long note in music

Journey through time

  1. Latinbreuis‘short’source
  2. Italianbreve‘brief, short’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbrief, short → a long note in musicbreve‘a long note in music’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin breuis ‘short’.

Roots

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