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Mas⋅o⋅ret⋅ic

  [mas-uh-ret-ik]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to the Masorah or the Masoretes.
Also, Mas⋅o⋅ret⋅i⋅cal, Massoretic, Massoretical.

Origin:
1695–1705; Masorete + -ic
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Ma·so·ra also Ma·so·rah   (mə-sôr'ə, -sōr'ə)   
n.  

  1. The body of Judaic tradition relating to correct textual reading of the Hebrew scriptures.

  2. The critical notes made on manuscripts of the Hebrew scriptures before the tenth century, which embody this tradition.


[Hebrew māsôrâ, from māsar, to hand over; see msr in Semitic roots.]
Mas'o·ret'ic (mās'ə-rět'ĭk) adj.
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