mora
noun
mo·ra
| \ ˈmȯr-ə
\
\
plural morae\ ˈmȯr-(ˌ)ē
, -ˌī \
or moras
, -ˌī \
or moras
Definition of mora
: the minimal unit of measure in quantitative verse equivalent to the time of an average short syllable
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