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Mora

in classical versification, the normal duration for the pronunciation of a short syllable, the smallest unit of measure in [quantitative] verse. All remaining units of verse are multiples of a mora: as a rule, a long syllable is equal to two moras, an iambic foot to three moras, and so on.

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No references found			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. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context "You catcha da job, I let you have mora da grub," the grocer assured Martin. Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context			MooZ mop mop plate mop sink mop-and-flop mopboard Moped mopier Moplah Moplah Rebellion mopoke mopping MOPS mopstick handrail Mopsus Mopti mopy Moqrani Uprising of 1871–72 moquette Moqui Mor Mor Jokai Mór Jókai Mor Van Dashorst, Antonis Mor, Antonis Mora Mora County mora fat Mora Valverde, Manuel Moraceae Moradabad Moraea morainal apron morainal delta morainal lake morainal plain Moraine moraine bar Moraine Hills State Park moraine kame moraine plateau Moraine State Park Moraine Topography Moraine View State Recreation Area Morais, Sabato moral Moral Code of the Builder of Communism moral idiocy Moral Majority moral masochism moral philosophy			moquette Moqui Moqui Moqui marble Moqui marbles MOR MOR MOR MOR MOR MOR 693 MOR 693 MOR Galleria MOR Galleria Môr Hafren Môr Hafren Mor Jokai Mór Jókai Mor music television Mor music television MOR SRL Mor Strioch Pian Gar Mor Van Dashorst, Antonis Mor's code Mor's code Mor, Antonis Mor-Barn-Vennlig Initiativ Mor. mor. dict. mor. sol. Mora Mora Area Youth Recreation Association MORA Bioresonantie Therapie Nederland Mora County Mora County, New Mexico Mora County, NM mora fat Mora morosidad Mora reprobatur in lege Mora Valley Real Estate Mora Valverde, Manuel Morabit Moraceae Moraceae moraceous MORAD MORAD MORAD Morada Morada Moradabad Moradabad morae morae morae morae Moraea Moraea Moraes Moraes Moraes

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