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A small breve above a letter, marking a very short sound.
Also known as: Breve, Extra short diacritic
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a breve placed over a letter marks the sound as extra-short. It is used for the fleeting vowels of rapid speech and for reduced vowels in several languages.
Marks the sound it sits over as extra-short, shorter than the unmarked default.
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Is the same combining character the Latin alphabet uses as a breve accent, reused by the alphabet with a length meaning rather than a vowel-quality one.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small shallow curve opening upward, placed directly above the letter it modifies.