Mora Definition

môrə
morae, moras
noun
The unit of metrical time, equal to the ordinary short syllable, usually indicated by a breve (˘)
Webster's New World
An arbitrary unit of syllabic length.
Webster's New World

(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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(botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.

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pronoun

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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Other Word Forms of Mora

Noun

Singular:
mora
Plural:
morae, moras

Origin of Mora

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin mora (“duration of time, delay").

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin from a botanical name, perhaps from Tupi.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin pause

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mora Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • The stream next in importance is the Pecos river, which rises in Mora county and flows southward into Texas, where it joins the Rio Grande.

  • The loss, however, of a mora, which was destroyed by Iphicrates, neutralized these successes, and Agesilaus returned to Sparta.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With M and Ending With A

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With M4 Letter Words Ending With A