MORA
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mora
A female given name
A city, the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. Named after Mora, Sweden, see also Swedish Mora.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States.
Etymology 2
From the surnames of the German inventors, Franz Morell and Erich Rasche.
Proper noun
Mora
bioresonance therapy
Anagrams
• Amor, Omar, Roma, moar, roam, roma
Etymology 1
Noun
mora (plural morae or moras)
(Scottish law) A delay in bringing a claim.
(poetics) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
(phonology) 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).
Etymology 2
New Latin from a botanical name, perhaps from Tupi.
Noun
mora (plural moras)
(botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
Etymology 3
Noun
mora (plural moras)
The common mora (Mora moro)
Synonyms
• (common mora): ribaldo, goodly-eyed cod (US), googly-eyed cod (NZ)
Etymology 4
Noun
mora (uncountable)
Alternative form of morra (finger-counting game)
Etymology 5
Noun
mora (plural morai)
(historical, military) An ancient Spartan military unit of about a sixth of the Spartan army, typically composed of hoplites.
Anagrams
• Amor, Omar, Roma, moar, roam, roma
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"a, n. Etym: [It.]
Definition: A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.
Mo"ra, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.
Mo"ra, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)
Definition: Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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