morai

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the Ancient Greek μόραι (mórai), the nominative plural form of μόρᾰ (móra), whence mora.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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morai

  1. plural of mora (ancient Spartan military unit).

Etymology 2

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Noun

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morai (plural morais)

  1. Alternative form of marae
    • 1906, Nicholas Senn, Tahiti: The Island Paradise, page 110:
      Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place of the same sort.

Anagrams

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Galician

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Verb

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morai

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of morar

Ladin

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Adjective

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morai m pl

  1. plural of moral

Portuguese

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Verb

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morai

  1. second-person plural imperative of morar