Etymology

brevis in longo

Today it means: The situation where a short syllable at the end of a line can be counted as long. Full definition →

Latin brevis in longō
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombrevis in longō
  2. English todaybrevis in longo

From Latin brevis in longō (brevis (“short (syllable)”) + in (“in”) + longus (“long”)).

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