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brevis

ars lon·ga, vi·ta bre·vis
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahrs lohng-gah wee-tah bre-wis; English ahrz lawng-guh vahy-tuh bree-vis, brev-is, vee-tuh, ahrs]
    • /ɑrs ˈloʊŋ gɑ ˈwi tɑ ˈbrɛ wɪs; English ɑrz ˈlɔŋ gə ˈvaɪ tə ˈbri vɪs, ˈbrɛv ɪs, ˈvi tə, ɑrs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahrs lohng-gah wee-tah bre-wis; English ahrz lawng-guh vahy-tuh bree-vis, brev-is, vee-tuh, ahrs]
    • /ɑrs ˈloʊŋ gɑ ˈwi tɑ ˈbrɛ wɪs; English ɑrz ˈlɔŋ gə ˈvaɪ tə ˈbri vɪs, ˈbrɛv ɪs, ˈvi tə, ɑrs/

Definitions of brevis word

  • noun brevis a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut. 1
  • noun brevis Law. an initial writ. a writ, as one issued by a court of law. 1
  • noun brevis Music. the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes. Also, brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa. 1
  • noun brevis Prosody. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed. 1
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Origin of brevis

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin breve, neuter of brevis short; see brief

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Parts of speech for Brevis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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brevis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Related words

  • breve

    an accent, (˘), placed over a vowel to indicate that it is of short duration or is pronounced in a specified way

  • mensural notation

    a system of musical notation of the 13th to the late 16th centuries, marked by the use of note symbols such as the longa and brevis, the absence of bar lines and ties, and the equivalence in value of one note to either two or three of the next smaller degree.
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