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A.Word.A.Day--moraPronunciation: WAV or RealAudiomora (MOR-uh) noun The unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable. [Latin, delay, hence, space of time.] "I was only able to identify a small number of cases where the number of mora on each section of the proverb is identical." Tae-Sang Jang, A Poetic Structure in Hausa Proverbs Relevancy, Research in African Literatures, Apr 15, 1999. This week's theme: words that make one say, I didn't know there was a word for that.
X-BonusTo give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)
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