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mora

[mawr-uh, mohr-uh]

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noun

Prosody.

plural

morae, moras

the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.

mora

/ ˈ��ɔː��ə /

noun

prosody the quantity of a short syllable in verse represented by the breve (˘)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mora¹

1560–70; < Latin: delay, hence, space of time

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mora¹

C16: from Latin: pause

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G. Cristina Mora and Nicholas Vargas are professors at UC Berkeley affiliated with the Institute of Governmental Studies, where Mora serves as co-director.

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Pitcher Evan Mora threw a complete-game four-hitter and Twaine Meadows finished with three hits and two RBIs.

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Narbonne 6, San Pedro 2: Sophomore Evan Mora threw a complete game for Narbonne.

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Miguel Mora had an RBI single in the ninth to break the 4-4 deadlock.

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Corona Santiago 64, Ramona 49: Jordan De La Mora had 28 points for Santiago in the 4AA championship game.

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