masorite

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Mas⋅o⋅rete

[mas-uh-reet]

–noun

1.	one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.

2.	a person who is versed in the Masorah.

Also, Massorete, Mas⋅o⋅rite [mas-uh-rahyt]

Origin:
1580–90; earlier mas(s)oreth < Heb māsōreth, with ending conformed to -ete (< Gk -ētēs; see exegete ) or -ite ¹

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masorite
noun
a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah) [syn: Masorete]

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