Brevis is the Latin word for ''short'', and may refer to:
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Brevis (note)
In music, a double whole note (American), breve, or double note lasts two times as long as a whole note (or ''semibreve''). It is the second-longest note value still in use in modern music notation. The longest notated note is the Longa (music), ...
, a musical note in mensural notation, see
Mensural notation
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''Brevis'' (moth)
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Brevis (syllable)
In linguistics, syllable weight is the concept that syllables pattern together according to the number and/or duration of segments in the rime. In classical Indo-European verse, as developed in Greek, Sanskrit, and Latin, distinctions of syllable ...
, a light syllable in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry
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Brevis in longo, a short syllable in place of a long syllable
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Toyota Brevis, a mid-sized luxury sedan
* Brevis, a French surname
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Brevis muscle (disambiguation) In human anatomy, a brevis muscle derives its name from the Latin ''brevis'' meaning "short", and can refer to:
Arm
* Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, a muscle in the middle of the forearm that manipulates the wrist so the hand moves away fro ...
, several muscles in the human body
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Ars longa, vita brevis'' ("art is long, life is short"), part of an aphorism by Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates
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Exposito en Brevis in Lucam
''Expositio en Brevis in Lucam'' ("A Brief Commentary on Luke") is a work by the ninth-century Benedictine monk Christian of Stavelot. As its name implies, it is a commentary on the Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is ...
("A Brief Commentary on Luke"), a work by the ninth-century Benedictine monk Christian of Stavelot
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Missa brevis, a "short Mass", referring to the Christian liturgy
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Vita Brevis
''Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine'' ( la, Brief Life; also published in English as ''That Same Flower'') is a novel written by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and originally published in 1996. Gaarder presents the text as written by S ...
'' ("Brief Life"), a book written by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1996
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Brevi Brevi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ezio Brevi (born 1970), Italian footballer and manager
*Giovanni Battista Brevi, Italian Baroque composer
*Oscar Brevi (born 1967), Italian footballer and manager
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, an Italian surname
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