noun🔗ShareBreveA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short."The teacher explained that breves are used to indicate short vowel sounds in the phonetic transcription exercise. "El profesor explicó que las breves se utilizan para indicar sonidos vocálicos cortos en el ejercicio de transcripción fonética.grammarlanguagelinguisticsphoneticswritingwordmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBreveA double whole note."The music theory textbook explained that breves, each equal to two whole notes, are rarely used in modern compositions. "El libro de texto de teoría musical explicaba que las breves, cada una igual a dos notas enteras, rara vez se utilizan en las composiciones modernas.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEscrito, ordenAny writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court."The historian found several ancient breves detailing property ownership disputes in the royal archives, offering insight into the legal system of the time. "El historiador encontró varios escritos antiguos que detallaban disputas de propiedad en los archivos reales, lo que ofreció una visión del sistema legal de la época.lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePita gigante de SumatraThe great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail."Conservationists are working to protect the habitat of the breves, hoping to increase its population. "Los conservacionistas están trabajando para proteger el hábitat de la pita gigante de Sumatra, con la esperanza de aumentar su población.animalbirdnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading