masoretic points and accents

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masoretic points and accents - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
     F. massor['e]tique.]
     Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.
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     Masoretic points and accents, the vowel points and accents
        of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first
        mention is in the Masora. See vowel point.
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