mora

  1. Noun.  (context, Scottish law) A delay in bringing a claim.
  2. Noun.  (context, poetics) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.
  3. Noun.  (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).
  4. Noun.  (botany) A genus of large South American trees.

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