mid-15c., musical notation indicating two whole notes, from Latin breve (adj.) "short" in space or time (see brief (adj.)). The grammatical curved line placed over a vowel to indicate " [..]

A mark in the shape of a bowl-like half circle that indicates a light stress or an unaccented syllable.

In prosody, a breve is the mark placed over a syllable in a line of verse to indicate that it is short or unstressed. See also macron and meter.  

  Short for Espresso Breve.  Espresso with half-n-half or semi-skimmed milk.

The term “breve” is derived from the Latin word “brevis” meaning “short.” Brevia refers to a short writ. It is a short writ, briefly stating the cause of action.

  Short.

(n) a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

a double whole note equal to two semi-breves or whole notes

Short for Espresso Breve. Espresso with half-n-half or semi-skimmed milk.

 mark accompanying a letter and indicating a specific sound value