The Collaborative International Dictionary
Masoretic points and accents
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.
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.