mora

[ mawr-uh, mohr-uh ]

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noun,plural mo·rae

[mawr-ee, mohr-ee], /ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i/, mo·ras.Prosody.

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

Origin of mora

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

Words Nearby mora

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How to use mora in a sentence

"I want [customers] to walk into our stores and smile," womenswear designer Tom mora said.
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As Selah talks to mora, the two embark on a kind of intertextual journey.
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Here mora and Clifford soon found themselves deserted by their companions, and were left to their own resources for entertainment.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret
But Maud, did you learn the reason of Mr. Ess—that is mora's folks—well—why they came up yesterday?
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret
Yet the strangest part of it all is the mysterious resemblance of the faces in that miniature to mora and your son.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret

There seemed to be a look of recognition beaming from the eyes of mora Estill that has haunted me for months.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret
Could it be that he would soon stand beside the mangled form of Bruce Walraven, mora's father?
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe Carteret

British Dictionary definitions for mora

mora

/ (ˈmɔːrə) /

nounplural -rae (-riː) or -ras

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

Origin of mora

C16: from Latin: pause

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