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Meaning of "brevis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BREVIS

brevis  [ˈbrɛvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREVIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brevis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREVIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brevis

Brevis is the Latin word for short, and may refer to: ▪ a musical note in mensural notation, see Mensural notation ▪ Brevis, a light syllable in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry ▪ Brevis in longo, a short syllable in place of a long syllable ▪ Toyota Brevis, a mid-sized luxury sedan ▪ Brevis, a French surname...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREVIS


clevis
ˈklɛvɪs
crevice
ˈkrɛvɪs
Davies
ˈdeɪvɪs
Davis
ˈdeɪvɪs
mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
ˈsɜːvɪs
treviss
ˈtrɛvɪs
vis
vɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREVIS

breve
brevet
brevetcy
brevetted
brevetting
breviaries
breviary
breviate
brevier
brevipennate
brevities
brevity
brew
brew up
brew-up
brewage
brewer
brewer´s droop
brewer´s grain
brewer´s yeast

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREVIS

Argo Navis
Ben Nevis
clavis
Leavis
Mirvis
myasthenia gravis
parvis
pavis
protoavis
rara avis
renal pelvis
Saint Christopher-Nevis
Saint Kitts-Nevis

Synonyms and antonyms of brevis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brevis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREVIS

Find out the translation of brevis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brevis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brevis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brevis
570 millions of speakers

English

brevis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रेविस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القصيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Brevis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brevis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brevis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brevis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brevis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブレビス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브레비스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brevis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

brevis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுந்தசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेविस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

brevis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brevis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brevis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Brevis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brevis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

brevis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brevis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brevis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brevis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brevis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREVIS»

The term «brevis» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREVIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brevis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREVIS»

Discover the use of brevis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brevis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vita Brevis
VITA BREVIS is both an entrancing human document and a fascinating insight into the life and philosophy of St.Augustine. Gaarder'sinterpretation of Floria's letter is as playful, inventive and questioning as Sophie's World.
Jostein Gaarder, 2010
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Management Principles: A Contemporary Edition for Africa
The book endeavours to break down the silo effect of seeing the management functions as separate activities. This is done by continuously placing the management function at hand in a bigger context.
Pieter Johannes Smit, T. Brevis, G.J.De J. Cronje, M.J. Vrba, P.J. Smit, 2007
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Anglo-Norman Medicine: Roger Frugard's Chirurgia, The ...
lNTRODUCTlON The origin and history of the Practice*, brevis are wholly uncertain. Since Salvatore de Renzi collected them in print almost a century and a half ago little work has been done on the medical writings associated with Salerno1 ...
Tony Hunt, 1994
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Physical and Chemical Constraints on the Near-bottom Ecology ...
Marine Ecology-Progress Series 161:265-293 Schaeffer B (2006) Biochemical Analysis of Diel Vertical Migration in the Red Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis., North Carolina State University, Raleigh Schlichting H (1979) Boundary-layer ...
Geoffrey Allan Sinclair, 2008
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The Names of Plants
... physician to the Russian Legation in Peiping (Peking), China c. 1870-80 brevi-, brevis -is -e short-, abbreviated-, brevis, brevi- breviacanthus -a -um with short thorns, brevis-acanthus brevialatus -a -um short, or narrow-winged, brevis-alatus  ...
D. Gledhill, 2008
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Comparative Anatomy and Phylogeny of Primate Muscles and ...
pollicis brevis below: the interossei accessorii are not present as distinct muscles Flexor pollicis brevis Day & Napier 1961, 1963: see Flexor pollicis brevis in Table A20 Day & Napier 1963: state that, within the Callithrix penicillata, Sanguinus ...
Rui Diogo, Bernard A. Wood, 2012
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Brevis Summula Proportionum Quantum Ad Musicam Pertinet ; ...
In the Brevis summula proportionum (1409) he surveyed the traditional doctrine of ratios; in the Parvus tractatulus de modo monacordum dividendi (1413) he presented a new system for dividing the monochord that established for the first time ...
Prosdocimus (de Beldemandis), Jan W. Herlinger, 1987
8
Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of ...
The fiexor brevis profundus 2 of orangutans usually runs mainly from the carpal region to the ulnar side of the proximal phalanx of digit 1, while the true fiexor pollicis brevis runs mainly from the carpal region to the radial side of the proximal  ...
Rui Diogo, Josep M. Potau, Juan F. Pastor, 2013
9
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
extensor hallucis longus m. musculus extensor hallucis longus. extensor m. of index finger, extensor indicis m. musculus extensor indicis. extensor m. of little finger musculus extensor digiti minimi. extensor pollicis brevis m. musculus extensor ...
Dorland, 2011
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary32: Dorland's ...
extensor hallucis longus m. musculus extensor hallucis longus. extensor m. of index finger, extensor indicis m. musculus extensor indicis. extensor m. of little finger musculus extensor digiti minimi. extensor pollicis brevis m. musculus extensor ...
Dorland, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREVIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brevis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Formative year 2015-2016 at Rachol Seminary Live the present with …
Fr George Dias, the dean of the Theology Department, delivered the traditional Lectio Brevis entitled 'Consecrated Discipleship: A Challenge to ... «The Navhind Times, Jul 15»
2
House of song and flowers
Ars Longa, Vita Brevis (Art is Forever, Life is Short). Carpe Diem (Grab the Day). Ars Gratia Artis (Art for Art's Sake, as growled by the MGM Lion.). «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
3
Hot Club cools off for overflow crowd at Pastorius Park
... heard Andrea Gabrieli's “Missa Brevis” earlier that morning beautifully sung at St. Clement's Episcopal (Anglo-Catholic) Church in center city. «Chestnut Hill Local, Jun 15»
4
American Choral Works CD review – familiar works and curiosities
Bernstein's acerbic Missa brevis benefits from fine solo work from countertenors David Allsopp and Christopher Lowrey, and we hear a curiosity ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn; Pitlochry Festival Theatre …
... Claire-Marie Seddon (Isla), Kathryn Martin (Jess), Helen Logan (Grace), Emma Odell (Vivvi), Gavin Swift (Clem), Dougal Lee (Brevis). «EdinburghGuide.com, Jun 15»
6
Train the 3 most important running muscles
The flexor hallucis brevis, or big toe muscle, bends the big toe and works to stabilise your foot during each foot plant. Modern running shoes are ... «Triathlete Europe, Jun 15»
7
Beached algae not seen as a threat
According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, Karenia brevis (the Florida red tide organism) was not detected in samples collected ... «Fort Myers Beach Observer, Jun 15»
8
Choir makes an Italian journey
The programme will feature choral music from Italy including 'Missa Brevis' by Palestrina and Madrigals by Monteverdi. Formed by a group of ... «Halifax Evening Courier, Jun 15»
9
What to Do This Weekend
... French artist Pierre Huyghe, who has put a deep-time twist on the adage “Ars longa, vita brevis” and a conceptual bent on the rock garden. «The New Yorker, Jun 15»
10
Meet the Mites That Live on Your Face
Rothschild explains that two species of arthropod likely call your cheeks, nose or forehead home: Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. «Smithsonian, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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