breves
- plural of breve.
Example Sentences
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These missae breves, or short Masses, as Protestant churches used them in Bach’s time, retained only the Kyrie and Gloria of the Roman Catholic Mass, stopping short of the Credo for obvious reasons.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2015
The title-page of a book now before me runs as follows: "Kanuti Episcopi Vibergensis Quedam breves expositõs s legum et jurium cõcordantie et allegatiões circa leges iucie"; at the foot is "Ripis, M. Brand, MIƆIIII".
From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)
