Definition of "breve"

(orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.  examples

(music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.  examples

(law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.  examples

(zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream  examples