n.
Variant: or Mas · so · rete
Pronunciation: ' ma-s ə - ˌ r ē t
Function: noun
Etymology: French massoreth, from Late Hebrew m ā s ō reth
Date: 1653
: one of the scribes who compiled the Masora
– Mas · o · ret · ic \ ˌ ma-s ə - ' re-tik \ adjective
n.
Variant: or Mas · so · rete
Pronunciation: ' ma-s ə - ˌ r ē t
Function: noun
Etymology: French massoreth, from Late Hebrew m ā s ō reth
Date: 1653
: one of the scribes who compiled the Masora
– Mas · o · ret · ic \ ˌ ma-s ə - ' re-tik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012