inverted breve

noun

A diacritical mark whose appearance is of a breve upside-down, thus similar to a rounded circumflex.

Meanings

nouninverted breve (plural inverted breves)

plural inverted breves

  1. A diacritical mark whose appearance is of a breve upside-down, thus similar to a rounded circumflex.

Translations

Hungarian fordított csónak
  • fordított csónaka diacritical mark whose appearance is of a breve upside-down, thus similar to a rounded circumflex
Spanish breve invertida
  • breve invertidaa diacritical mark whose appearance is of a breve upside-down, thus similar to a rounded circumflex
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inverted breve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inverted%20breve.

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