Meaning

(Scots law) A delay in bringing a claim..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Scots law) A delay in bringing a claim.
2. (poetry) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
3. (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).
4. (botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
5. The common mora (Mora moro).
6. Alternative form of morra (“finger-counting game”).
7. (historical, military) An ancient Spartan military unit of about a sixth of the Spartan army, typically composed of hoplites.
8. (India) Alternative form of morah (“stool”).

Example Sentences

In the quantitative meters in Sanskrit a heavy syllable is considered to be equal to two morae and a light syllable equivalent to one mora.

Instead of syllables, Japanese is supported by mora. (Tokyo is To-o-kyo-o, a four-mora word.) The word Nihongo consists of four morae, ni-ho-n-go, pronounced with four rhythmical units of sound.

At length, somewhere about the centre of the wood, she led me to an immense mora tree, growing almost isolated, covering with its shade a large space of ground entirely free from undergrowth.

Word Forms

• morae
• moras
• morai

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When Should You Use Mora?

Use mora when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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