brève

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See also: breve, brêve, and brevê

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɛv/
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Adjective

brève

  1. feminine singular of bref

Noun

brève f (plural brèves)

  1. a brief piece of information or news (as opposed to the headline)
  2. (linguistics) short vowel
  3. (linguistics, by extension) breve
  4. (zoology) pitta; any bird belonging to the passerine family Pittidae

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