MOR

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. middle-of-the-road.

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mor. ² American  

abbreviation

1. morocco.

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MOR ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. middle-of-the-road: used esp in radio programming

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Mor. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Morocco

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mor ³ British  

/ mɔː /

noun

1. a layer of acidic humus formed in cool moist areas where decomposition is slow Compare mull 4

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Etymology

Origin of mor

Danish

Example Sentences

Heggie credits MOR and its founder and artistic director Mina Miller with giving him the opportunity to expand his perspective on how the medium of opera can tell stories.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The Seattle-based MOR soon began commissioning new works to present alongside music by figures whose voices had been cut off by the Holocaust.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

This is a deathly dull MOR dirge, hastily written by Evita lyricist Tim Rice and perfunctorily performed by Coolidge for Roger Moore's sixth outing as 007.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2020

In one sense, United Together is symbolic of what went wrong with Franklin’s career in the early 80s – it’s a high-gloss MOR ballad, a world away from the music that made her name.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2019

MOR: That I should be seduced by so foolish a devil as a barber will make!

From Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman by Jonson, Ben