BREV

Meaning of BREV in English

abbreviation

1. brevet

2. brevier

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BREV. — 1. brevet. 2. brevier.
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ALLA BREVE — I. |alə|brev(ə), |äl-, -re(ˌ)vā adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Italian, literally, according to the breve : in duple or quadruple time, …
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SEMIBREVE — /sem"ee breev', -brev', sem"uy-/ , n. Music Chiefly Brit. a note half the length of a breve; whole note. See …
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BREVITY — /brev"i tee/ , n. 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: the brevity of human life. 2. the quality of …
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BREVIROSTRATE — /brev'euh ros"trayt/ , adj. Ornith. having a short beak or bill. [ BREVI- + ROSTRATE ]
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BREVIPENNATE — /brev'euh pen"ayt/ , adj. Ornith. having short wings; brachypterous. [ BREVI- + PENNATE ]
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BREVICAUDATE — /brev'i kaw"dayt/ , adj. Zool. having a short tail. [ BREVI- + CAUDATE ]
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BREVIARY — /bree"vee er'ee, brev"ee-/ , n. , pl. breviaries . 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a book containing all the daily psalms, …
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BREVET — /breuh vet", brev"it/ , n. , v. , brevetted, brevetting or breveted, breveting . n. 1. a commission promoting a …
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BREVE — /breev, brev/ , n. 1. a downward dipping curved mark over a vowel to show that it is short, or …
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ARS LONGA, VITA BREVIS — /ahrdds lohng"gah wee"tah brdde"wis/ ; Eng. /ahrz lawng"geuh vuy"teuh bree"vis, brev"is, vee"teuh, ahrs/ , Latin. art is long, life is …
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ALLA BREVE — /ah"leuh brev"ay/ ; It. /ahl"lah brdde"ve/ , Music. using the half note as the basic time unit; 2/2 time. Also …
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BREVITY — [brev.i.ty] n, pl -ties [L brevitas, fr. brevis] (15c): shortness of duration; esp: shortness or conciseness of expression
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREVET — [bre.vet] n [ME, an official message, fr. MF, fr. OF, dim. of brief letter--more at brief] (1689): a commission giving …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: LITERATURE: GERMANIC
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: LITERATURE: GERMANIC
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STRINDBERG, AUGUST — Additional reading Editions. Samlade Skrifter, ed. by John Landquist, 55 vol. (191121); several collections of letters (Brev, ed. by Torsten …
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SEMIBREVE — semibreve BrE AmE ˈsem i briːv -aɪ-, -brev ▷ semibreve|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BREVE — breve BrE AmE briːv brev ▷ breves briːvz brevz
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BREVITY — brev ‧ i ‧ ty AC /ˈbrevəti, ˈbrevɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABBREV — < jargon > /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ Common abbreviation for "abbreviation". (1995-02-27)
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