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Masorete
Ma·sor·ete
[
mássə rt
]
(
plural
Ma·sor·etes
)
or
Ma·sor·ite
[
mássə rt
]
(
plural
Ma·sor·ites
)
noun
Definition:
early Jewish scholar:
any of the scholars who produced the Masoretic text
[
Late 16th century. Via French or modern Latin
Massoreta
< a misuse of Hebrew
māsōreṯ
]
Mas·o·ret·ic
[
màssə réttik
]
adjective
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