mora
noun
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
moras
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pluralof mora.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They consisted of two moras of Lacedæmonians: now Ephorus says that a mora consists of 500 men, but Kallisthenes says 700, and some other authorities, and amongst them Polybius, put it at 900.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Aubrey Stewart
Note especially the very frequent references to fate; i. 263-4, ‘cunctasque pudoris rumpunt fata moras.’
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by George Middleton
Mark," he said at last, "when we were at Harrow together an aged sage impressed upon us the meaning of Seneca's line, 'Veritas odit moras.'
From The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea by Sir Max Pemberton
