Massorah

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Masora \Ma*so"ra\, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.]
     A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures,
     composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias,
     in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},
     {Massora}, and {Massorah}.]
     [1913 Webster]