brevier

== English == === Etymology === Probably from Old French or Anglo-Norman *brevier, from Latin breviārium (“breviary”), presumably from its use in printing them, hence a doublet of breviary and brimborion. Most breviaries were not, however, printed with such small type, leading some to conjecture that it instead derived from cognates of brief and has a meaning similar to French petit and German Petit. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === brevier (uncountable) (typography, printing, dated) The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point. ==== Synonyms ==== (French contexts): small text (French and German contexts): petit ==== Derived terms ==== two-line brevier ==== Related terms ==== breviary ==== Translations ==== === References === == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brəˈviːr/ Hyphenation: bre‧vier Rhymes: -iːr === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch brevier, ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== brevier n (plural brevieren, diminutive breviertje n) (Christianity) breviary (liturgical book for use at canonical hours) ==== See also ==== getijdenboek === Etymology 2 === Ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. ==== Noun ==== brevier f (plural brevieren, no diminutive) (dated, typography) brevier == Latin == === Verb === brevier first-person singular present passive subjunctive of breviō