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

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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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