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Meaning of
mora
in English
mora
us
//ˈmoʊ.ɹə//
uk
//ˈmoʊ.ɹə//
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Definitions
Noun
a
poetry
line
measurement
unit
The
poet
carefully
counted
the
mora
in
each
line
of
the
verse
.
a
unit
of
syllable
weight
(
in
phonology
);
determines
stress
In
phonology
,
a
mora
is
used
to
measure
the
weight
of
a
syllable
.
an
ancient
Spartan
military
formation
(
of
hoplites
)
The
phalanx
formation
was
a
type
of
mora
used
by
the
ancient
Spartans
.
