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Added 9 October 2026

breve

/bɹiːv/ noun

Latin root: brevis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about breve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound.

Origin

From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).

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