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mora

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mo·ra  (môr, mr)
n. pl. mo·rae (môr, mr) or mo·ras
The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to the short syllable.
[Latin, pause.]
mora [ˈmɔːrə]
n pl -rae [-riː], -ras
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody the quantity of a short syllable in verse represented by the breve (˘)
[from Latin: pause]


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Peppino had a little spare time, so he had a game of mora with the facchini, lost three crowns, and then to console himself drank a bottle of Orvieto.
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"You catcha da job, I let you have mora da grub," the grocer assured Martin.
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