mora

Definition

A delay in bringing a claim.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "In the quantitative meters in Sanskrit a heavy syllable is considered to be equal to two morae and a light syllable equivalent to one mora."
• "Instead of syllables, Japanese is supported by mora. (Tokyo is To-o-kyo-o, a four-mora word.) The word Nihongo consists of four morae, ni-ho-n-go, pronounced with four rhythmical units of sound."

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