bréviaire

French

bréviaire

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin breviārium, from brevis (“short”). Doublet of brimborion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁe.vjɛʁ/

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Noun

bréviaire m (plural bréviaires)

1. breviary (a book containing prayers and hymns)
2. go-to book

Further reading

• “bréviaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.