breve
n. போப்பாண்டவரின் முடங்கல், வளைபிறைக்கோடு, யாப்பியலில் குற்றசைக் குறியீடு, (இசை) பழங்கால மாத்திரை அளவை.
Breve, n. Etym: [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr. L. brevis short. See Brief.] 1. (Mus.) Defn: 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: Moore. 2. (Law) Defn: Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. 3. (Print.) Defn: A curved mark [˘] used commonly to indicate the short quantity of a vowel. 4. (Zoöl.) Defn: The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.