brevet

Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹəˈvɛt/, /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/

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brevet (plural brevets)

1. A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
2. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
   1. (by extension) An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
      • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 7, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

        Delightful inducements to embark, fine chance for promotion, it seems—aye, a stove boat will make me an immortal by brevet.

      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:brevet.
3. An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.

brevet (third-person singular simple present brevets, present participle breveting or brevetting, simple past and past participle breveted or brevetted)

1. (military) To promote by brevet.

• brevet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

From Middle Dutch brevete, from Middle French brevet. The sense “papal brief” comes from Latin brevetum.

• IPA^(key): /brəˈvɛt/, /brəˈveː/

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• Hyphenation: bre‧vet
• Rhymes: -ɛt, -eː

brevet n (plural brevetten or brevets)

1. A formal document, such as a certificate or licence.
2. A permit or licence allowing one to use certain vehicles or engage in certain activities, now especially in relation to aicraft, diving, swimming (in Belgium) and sometimes mopeds.

   Synonym: bewijs

3. A papal brief.

• duikbrevet
• vliegbrevet
• zwembrevet

• → Indonesian: brevet

From brève +‎ -et.

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.vɛ/

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brevet m (plural brevets)

1. (law) a patent
2. a teaching license or certificate

• breveter

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

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch brevet, from Middle Dutch brevete, from Middle French brevet.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɛvɛt]
• Hyphenation: brè‧vèt

brèvèt (first-person possessive brevetku, second-person possessive brevetmu, third-person possessive brevetnya)

1. A formal document, such as a certificate or licence.
2. A permit or licence allowing one to use certain vehicles or engage in certain activities, now especially in relation to aircraft.

• “brevet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

From French brevet.

brevet n (plural brevete)

1. patent
2. warrant

brevet

1. definite singular of brev.

• verbet