Brevis

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Brevis is the Latin word for short, and may refer to:

• a musical note in mensural notation, see Mensural notation
• Brevis (syllable), a light syllable in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry
  • Brevis in longo, a short syllable in place of a long syllable
• Toyota Brevis, a mid-sized luxury sedan
• Brevis, a French surname

See also

• Brevis muscle (disambiguation), several muscles in the human body
• Ars longa, vita brevis ("art is long, life is short"), part of an aphorism by Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates
• Exposito en Brevis in Lucam ("A Brief Commentary on Luke"), a work by the ninth-century Benedictine monk Christian of Stavelot
• Missa brevis, a "short Mass", referring to the Christian liturgy
• Vita Brevis ("Brief Life"), a book written by Jostein Gaarder, published in 1996

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