masoretic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the Masorah

Questions about masoretic

What does masoretic mean?

masoretic means "of or relating to the Masorah".

How many syllables are in masoretic?

masoretic has 4 syllables and divides as ma-so-re-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is masoretic a common word?

masoretic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.