Mora
[mawr-uh, mohr-uh] /ˈmɔr ə, ˈmoʊr ə/
noun, plural morae
[mawr-ee, mohr-ee] /ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i/ (Show IPA), moras. Prosody.
1.
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
/ˈmɔːrə/
noun (pl) -rae (-riː), -ras
1.
(prosody) the quantity of a short syllable in verse represented by the breve (˘)
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