ブレーヴェalso: ブリーヴMeanings1nounbreve (diacritic)linguisticsLinguistics term for the short-vowel diacritic mark (˘). Used in phonetic transcription and some orthographies.音おん声せい記き号ごうで、短たん母ぼ音いんを示しめすためにブレーヴェを使つかう。In phonetic symbols, a breve is used to indicate a short vowel.