Dimoraic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having two morae. not-comparable, uncommon

    "This is amply demonstrated through the application of tone rules such as Final High Tone Retraction, which deletes a high tone on the final vowel of a word and reassociates it with the second mora of a dimoraic (long) penultimate syllable."

Synonyms

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bimoraicbimoraic

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"This is amply demonstrated through the application of tone rules such as Final High Tone Retraction, which deletes a high tone on the final vowel of a word and reassociates it with the second mora of a dimoraic (long) penultimate syllable."

Etymology

From di- + moraic.

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