breve

breve is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: / ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: / ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used for choir service.
2. noun. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
3. noun. A curved mark [/] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel.
4. noun. The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
5. noun. a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in breve:

bever

Common word forms

breves

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