English Explanatory Dictionary

mora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A delay in bringing a claim.
  2. A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
  3. 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).
noun
  1. Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
noun
  1. The common mora (Mora moro).
noun
  1. Alternative form of morra (“finger-counting game”).
noun
  1. An ancient Spartan military unit of about a sixth of the Spartan army, typically composed of hoplites.
noun
  1. Alternative form of morah (“stool”).
name
  1. A female given name.
  2. A city, the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Named after Mora, Sweden, see also Swedish Mora.
  3. A census-designated place, the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States.
  4. A town and municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden.
name
  1. bioresonance therapy

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔːɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mora.wav

Word forms

mora morae moras morai

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mora (“duration of time, delay”).

Synonyms

ribaldo goodly-eyed cod googly-eyed cod

Related words

in mora syllable mora knife

Derived words

bimoraic bimoric dimoraic dimoric heptamoric hexamoric monomoraic monomoric moraic moric moraically morically moraify moratorium nonmoraic nonmoric pentamoraic pentamoric quadrimoraic quadrimoric submoraic tetramoraic tetramoric trimoraic trimoric Mora County Mora River
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