breve

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Music

breve /briːv/ noun [countable] British English APMa musical note that continues for twice as long as a semibreve 〔乐曲的〕倍全音符，二全音符Origin breve (1300-1400) brief

breve nounChinese

breve
breve /briːv/

noun [countable] British English

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: brief

a musical note that continues for twice as long as a semibreve

breve

BrE

/briːv/

🔊

NAmE

/briːv/

🔊

noun

(

music 音乐

)

a note that lasts as long as eight

crotchets

quarter notes

and that is rarely used in modern music 二全音符（现已罕用）