Brevis is the Latin word for ''short'', and may refer to:
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Brevis (note), a musical note in mensural notation, see
Mensural notation
Mensural notation is the musical notation system used for European vocal polyphonic music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600. The term "mensural" refers to the ability of this system to describe precisely measured rhythmi ...
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''Brevis'' (moth)
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Brevis (syllable), a light syllable in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry
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Brevis in longo
In Greek and Latin metre, ''brevis in longo'' (; ) is a short syllable at the end of a line that is counted as long. The term is short for , meaning "a short yllablein place of a long lement" Although the phenomenon itself has been known since a ...
, 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), several muscles in the human body
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Ars longa, vita brevis
''Ars longa, vita brevis'' is a Latin translation of an aphorism coming originally from Greek, roughly meaning, "skilfulness takes time and life is short".
The aphorism quotes the first two lines of the ''Aphorismi'' by the ancient Greek phys ...
'' ("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. It is, however, not nearly as comprehensive as h ...
("A Brief Commentary on Luke"), a work by the ninth-century Benedictine monk Christian of Stavelot
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Missa brevis
Missa brevis (plural: Missae breves) is . The term usually refers to a mass composition that is short because part of the text of the Mass ordinary that is usually set to music in a full mass is left out, or because its execution time is relat ...
, a "short Mass", referring to the Christian liturgy
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Vita Brevis'' ("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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