breve

/brɛv/
/brɛv/
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Other forms: breves

Definitions of breve
  1. noun
    a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
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    type of:
    diacritic, diacritical mark
    a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Pronunciation
US
/brɛv/
UK
/brɛv/
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