morae

Variant of mora

mora definition

mora (mōr′ə, môr′ə)

noun pl. morae -·rae (-ē) or moras -·ras

  1. Linguis. an arbitrary unit of syllabic length
  2. Prosody the unit of metrical time, equal to the ordinary short syllable, usually indicated by a breve (˘)

Etymology: L, delay: see merit

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