monomoraicity

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noun

The property of having one mora.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounmonomoraicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe property of having one mora.

    Let us assume that the reduplicative template is specified as "syllable", with the understanding that a template expands maximally in association (in this case, into a heavy syllable) unless it carries a specific restriction (e.g. to monomoraicity).

    1986, Ralf-Armin Mester, Studies in tier structure, page 203

Origin

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