Mora meaning

môr'ə
The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to the short syllable.
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A unit of phonological quantity based on both vowel quantity and the occurrence of consonants within a given syllable.
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An arbitrary unit of syllabic length.
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The unit of metrical time, equal to the ordinary short syllable, usually indicated by a breve (˘)
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(Scottish law) A delay in bringing a claim.
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(poetics) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
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(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).
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(botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
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Any fish of the genus Mora.
  • The common mora.
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Alternative form of morra (finger-counting game)
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A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae "” timber trees of the tropical Americas.
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A taxonomic genus within the family Moridae "” a deep-sea fish, the common mora.
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Origin of mora

From New Latin, perhaps from Old Tupi; compare English mora (“tree of the genus").

Sentence Examples

  • Yet he contrived to write his great commentary on the Pentateuch and other books of the Bible, treatises on philosophy (as the Yesodh mora), astronomy, mathematics, grammar (translation of Ilayyu j), besides a Diwan.

  • Such are Victor Rakosi (Sipulus tdredi, " The y Essas of Sipulus "; Rejtett feszkek, " Hidden Nests "); Stephen Mora (A J tyankfiai, " Our Compatriots "); Alexius Benedek, the author of numerous distinctly sympathetic and truly Magyar tales, fables and novels, one of the most gifted and deserving literary workers of modern Hungary (Huszar Anna, " Anna Huszar "; Egy szalmaozvegy levelei, " Letters of a grass widow "; A sziv konyve, " The Book of the Heart "; Katalin, " Catherine "; Csendes ordk, " Quiet Hours "; Testamentum es hat level, " Last Will and Six Letters," translated into German by Dr W.

  • The second-class ports are Tumbez, Talara, Pimentel, Chimbote, Samanco, Casma, Huacho, Cerro-Azul, Tambo de Mora Lomas and Chala, on the coast, Puno on Lake Titicaca, and Leticia on the Amazon near the western mouth of the Javary, Callao (qv.) is the chief port of the republic and monopolizes the greater part of its foreign trade.

  • Near Mora in Catalonia it forces a way through the coastal mountains, and, passing Tortosa, falls into the Mediterranean about 80 m.

  • From Miranda to Mora the Bilbao-Tarragona railway follows the course of the Ebro along the right bank.

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