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Get to know Breve better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like diacritic.

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Breve in a sentence

Related words

Breve | Brevet

Breve meaning

  1. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  2. A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
  3. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.

Synonyms of Breve

diacritical mark diacritic

Related words

Other words often associated with Breve or its synonyms:

mark discriminating diacritical

Using Breve

  • The main meaning on this page is: A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. | A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve. | Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
  • Useful related words include: diacritical mark, diacritic.
  • In the example corpus, breve often appears in combinations such as: the breve, per breve.

Context around Breve

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

per 2× alla 1×

Often after:

used 1× began 1× helps 1× semibreve 1× today 1×

Sentence patterns with Breve

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

b breve helps in 1× between the breve and the 1× called alla breve or colloquially 1× how a breve is sometimes 1× macron and breve today ᾱᾱ 1× of a breve 1× of the breve semibreve relationship 1× semibreves per breve with three 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

b breve helps 1× by the 16th 1× for vitry the 1× in modern notation 1× petrus is credited 1× the relation between 1×

Common sentence endings:

and climactic sections 1× cut common time 1× of a breve 1× of lactic acid 1× sometimes two semibreves 1× three smaller semibreves 1×

Words around Breve

Just before it in the word index:

brevard 44 brevan 3 breust 3 breuning 4 breukelen 2 breuil 4

Just after it in the word index:

brevet 13 breviaries 5 breviarium 3 breviary 23 brevicauda 2 breville 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Breve

  • In this selection, "breve" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, per, alla, used, began and helps stand out and add context to how "breve" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include b breve helps in and between the breve and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "breve" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with breve

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

B. Breve helps in the breakdown of sugars and secretion of lactic acid. (13 words)

There are complicated rules concerning how a breve is sometimes three and sometimes two semibreves. (15 words)

Petrus is credited with the innovation of writing more than three semibreves to fit the length of a breve. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

It was in the opening decades of the next century that music felt in a tactus (think of the modern time signature) of two semibreves-to-a-breve began to be as common as that with three semibreves-to-a-breve, as had prevailed prior to that time. (48 words)

These different permutations were called "perfect/imperfect tempus" at the level of the breve–semibreve relationship, "perfect/imperfect prolation" at the level of the semibreve–minim, and existed in all possible combinations with each other. (35 words)

By the 16th century, the tactus was generally two semibreves per breve, with three per breve used for special effects and climactic sections. (23 words)

Example sentences (10)

By the 16th century, the tactus was generally two semibreves per breve, with three per breve used for special effects and climactic sections.

It was in the opening decades of the next century that music felt in a tactus (think of the modern time signature) of two semibreves-to-a-breve began to be as common as that with three semibreves-to-a-breve, as had prevailed prior to that time.

B. Breve helps in the breakdown of sugars and secretion of lactic acid.

For Vitry the breve could be divided, for an entire composition, or section of one, into groups of two or three smaller semibreves.

In modern notation, it is used in place of main and is called alla breve or, colloquially, cut time or cut common time.

Petrus is credited with the innovation of writing more than three semibreves to fit the length of a breve.

There are complicated rules concerning how a breve is sometimes three and sometimes two semibreves.

The relation between the breve and the semibreve was called tempus, and the relation between the semibreve and the minim was called prolatio.

These different permutations were called "perfect/imperfect tempus" at the level of the breve–semibreve relationship, "perfect/imperfect prolation" at the level of the semibreve–minim, and existed in all possible combinations with each other.

Where there is ambiguity, long and short alpha are sometimes written with a macron and breve today: Ᾱᾱ, Ᾰᾰ.

Common combinations with breve

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "breve" in a sentence?
An example: "By the 16th century, the tactus was generally two semibreves per breve, with three per breve used for special effects and climactic sections." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "breve" from authentic English texts.
What does "breve" mean?
Breve means: A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
What are synonyms of "breve"?
Common synonyms of "breve" include: diacritical mark, diacritic.
How many example sentences with "breve" are there?
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