mora

[ mawr-uh, mohr-uh ]

noun

, Prosody.

, plural mo·rae [mawr, -ee, mohr, -ee], mo·ras.

1. the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.

mora

/ ˈmɔːrə /

noun

1. prosody the quantity of a short syllable in verse represented by the breve (˘)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mora¹

1560–70; < Latin: delay, hence, space of time

Word History and Origins

Origin of mora¹

C16: from Latin: pause

Example Sentences

"I want [customers] to walk into our stores and smile," womenswear designer Tom Mora said.

From The Daily Beast

As Selah talks to Mora, the two embark on a kind of intertextual journey.

From The Daily Beast

Here Mora and Clifford soon found themselves deserted by their companions, and were left to their own resources for entertainment.

From Project Gutenberg

But Maud, did you learn the reason of Mr. Ess—that is Mora's folks—well—why they came up yesterday?

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Yet the strangest part of it all is the mysterious resemblance of the faces in that miniature to Mora and your son.

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There seemed to be a look of recognition beaming from the eyes of Mora Estill that has haunted me for months.

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Could it be that he would soon stand beside the mangled form of Bruce Walraven, Mora's father?

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