ALL meanings of brevis
ars lon·ga, vi·ta bre·vis
B b - noun brevis a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut. 1
- noun brevis Law. an initial writ. a writ, as one issued by a court of law. 1
- noun brevis Music. the longest modern note, equivalent to two semibreves or whole notes. Also, brevis. a note in medieval mensural notation equal to one-half or one-third of a longa. 1
- noun brevis Prosody. a mark (˘) over a syllable to show that it is not stressed. 1