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Breve vs Dreve - What's the difference?

breve | dreve |

As an adjective breve

is .

As a noun breve

is a brief piece of information or news (as opposed to the headline).

As a verb dreve is

(obsolete) to trouble; afflict; make anxious.

breve

English

(wikipedia breve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark () placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  • (music, UK) A double whole note.
  • (legal) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
  • The great ant thrush of Sumatra (, which has a very short tail.

    • Related terms

    * brevity * brief * semibreve

    See also

    * half note * longa * whole note

    Anagrams

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    dreve

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (drev)
  • (obsolete) To trouble; afflict; make anxious.
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