Breve
A breve is a diacritical mark like a little round cup, in Romanian possible above the a (the Schwa vowel) and in Esperanto possible above the u:
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A breve is also a note in music, lasting twice as long as a semibreve (or whole note). Because it lasts longer than a bar[?] in most modern time signatures, it is now rarely encountered, but in Mediaeval music it was the shortest note length, and could be either a half or a third as long as the longa[?].
Breve is also a Spanish language word meaning Shortly. For example, if someone says Voy a hacerlo en breve, it means Im gonna do it shortly.
I threw the reins on the mule's shoulders
fared on with me to the eastward of Baghdad. Presently, as I went
aside into another path to avoid them; but seeing that I wore a
hastening up to me, said, 'Knowest thou the lodging of Abu Hassan
summons of the Commander of the Faithful.' Then they carried me
associate of the Kazi Abu Yusuf and a doctor of the law and
known?'[FN#420] and I answered, 'Abu Hassan al-Ziyadi;' whereupon
and he wept sore and said to me, 'Out on thee! The Apostle of
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al-Ziyadi.' I awoke a second time, but knowing thee not I went to
not and went to sleep again. Then he came to me once more and
dared not sleep any more, but watched the rest of the night and
Then he gave me one myriad of dirhams, saying, 'This is for the
and amend thy case therewith, and set thine affairs in order.'
'Furnish thyself with this, and when the.
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