[mawr-uh, mohr-uh] 
[mawr-ee, mohr-ee] , mo⋅ras. Prosody. | the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable. |
| mo·ra (môr'ə, mōr'ə) n. pl. mo·rae (môr'ē, mōr'ē) or mo·ras The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to the short syllable. [Latin, pause.] |