mora noun⁵. ['mɔ:rǝ] M19.
[Greek, from mor-, mer- divide.]
Greek History. Each of the (orig. six) divisions of which the Spartan army consisted.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

mora noun¹. ['mɔ:rǝ] Pl. morae ['mɔ:ri:]. M16.
[Latin = delay.]
1. Scots Law. Undue delay in the assertion of a claim etc. M16.

2. A short space of time; a delay. rare. M-L17.

3. a. A unit of metrical time equal to the duration of a short syllable. M19.
b. Linguistics. The minimal unit of duration of a speech sound. M20.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

mora noun². ['mɔ:rǝ] Also morra ['mɒrǝ]. E18.
[Italian, of unkn. origin.]
An Italian game in which one player guesses the number of fingers being held up by another. Formerly also called love.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

mora noun³. ['mɔ:rǝ] E19.
[Abbreviation of Tupi moiratinga white tree, from moira tree + tinga white.]
A lofty leguminous tree, Mora excelsa, found in Guyana and Trinidad. Also mora-tree.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

mora noun⁴. ['mɔ:rǝ] E19.
[Hindi mohā, Marathi moā.]
In the Indian subcontinent: a stool; a wicker chair.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲