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−	The mora is a unit of structure or weight of syllables.	+	The mora is a unit of structure or weight of syllables. Simple syllables with a single [[Monophthong (definition)\|monophthongal]] vowel, and no coda are said to have one mora (as in ''ba''). Syllables with a long vowel (as in Gaelic ''bà'') or a [[Coda (definition)\|coda]] consonant (as in ''bean'') have two.

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−	~~in some languages syllables have different lengths. Some syllables are considered longer or heavier and others are lighter or shorter. One way syllables might be assigned their~~ mora is ~~by the length of their vowels short vowels are considered to have short mora and those with longer vowels have heavier mora. In metrics this term refers to the smallest~~ unit of ~~metric time and~~ weight.
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 The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_(linguistics)
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 ==See Also==
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+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_(linguistics)
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_(linguistics)
+*http://en.allexperts.com/e/m/mo/mora_(linguistics).htm
-http://en.allexperts.com/e/m/mo/mora_(linguistics).htm
+*http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Mora-(linguistics)
 ==References==

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	in some languages syllables have different lengths. Some syllables are considered longer or heavier and others are lighter or shorter. One way syllables might be assigned their mora is by the length of their vowels short vowels are considered to have short mora and those with longer vowels have heavier mora. In metrics this term refers to the smallest unit of metric time and weight.		in some languages syllables have different lengths. Some syllables are considered longer or heavier and others are lighter or shorter. One way syllables might be assigned their mora is by the length of their vowels short vowels are considered to have short mora and those with longer vowels have heavier mora. In metrics this term refers to the smallest unit of metric time and weight.

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 in some languages syllables have different lengths. Some syllables are considered longer or heavier and others are lighter or shorter. One way syllables might be assigned their mora is by the length of their vowels short vowels are considered to have short mora and those with longer vowels have heavier mora. In metrics this term refers to the smallest unit of metric time and weight.
 ==References==
+*Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
-Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
+*Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 [[Category: Phonology]]
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]

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		+	in some languages syllables have different lengths. Some syllables are considered longer or heavier and others are lighter or shorter. One way syllables might be assigned their mora is by the length of their vowels short vowels are considered to have short mora and those with longer vowels have heavier mora. In metrics this term refers to the smallest unit of metric time and weight.
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		+	==References==
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		+	Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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		+	Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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