Definitions
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- noun music A term in Indian music referring to the smallest rhythmic unit of a
tala - noun A term in Indian poetics and linguistics for the measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to
mora - noun The characteristic horizontal line drawn above characters in the Devanagari script
- noun An intra-syllabic vowel symbol in Indic scripts
Etymologies
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Examples
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He has no suggestions, no options that would be acceptable – his lack of interest in reforming health care is the matra for the current gop.
Pawlenty: With trigger, Dems 'will shoot themselves in the foot' 2009
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We need answers not science research appears to be the matra at JSC from YOU. when are the tickets going on sale?
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There is nothing left of the Obama matra of change, bridging the divide and hope.
Democrats' late night session falls short on MI, FL delegations 2008
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Panca budhi indriya dan panca karmendriya, panca tan matra dan berkembang menjadi panca maha butha (akasa, pertiwi, teja, apah, bayu).
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He (and the establishment) are retreating in saying that all diets are equal – retreating from their former matra that one diet is to rule them all (the low fat diet).
Last gasp of the dark ages of nutrition | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Kirla chakko kartati makka gottu na aashiley..btw makka 5% knowledge matra assa cooking aantu this has been proved by u!
Kirla Chakko Meera 2009
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Lower charges, greater consistency, more competition; that is the matra of the two tough female commissioners of the European Commission, Viviane Reding (photograph left) and the iron lady Neelie Kroes (photograph right).
Archive 2008-06-01 Jak Boumans 2008
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And I'm afraid, David, that you adopt the right-wing matra employed by O'Reilly, Hannity, Scarborough, et. al.: "Prove he's wrong."
New kid on the block David 2005
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The U.S. Geological S.rvey reports the 7.9 magnitude quake struck off S.uthern S.matra Island.
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They flap their lips alot, and have the matra down, counting each and every time the Procedures Committee doesn't let the budget move to the Defense Committee.
Arms Purchase: background info Michael Turton 2006
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