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moric

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːɹɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹɪk
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒɹɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒɹɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: M AO1 R IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Derived or extracted from (a member of) the Morus genus (the mulberries).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of moraic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin mōrus (“mulberry-tree”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix).

From mora + -ic (adjective-forming suffix).