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Definition of breve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breve

noun
 
/briːv/
 
/briːv/
(music)
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  1. a note that lasts as long as eight crotchets / quarter notes and that is rarely used in modern music
    Word OriginMiddle English: variant of brief. In the musical sense, the term was originally used in a series where a long was of greater time value than a breve.
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