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مُتَواَتِرٌ

Root: وتر

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مُتَواَتِرٌ Consecutive, but with small intervals: thus differing from مُتَدَارِكٌ and مَتَتَابِعٌ. (Lh, M. [But see تَتَابَعَ.]) You say, جَاؤُوا مُتَوَاتِرِينَ: explained above, voce تَتْرَى. خَبَرٌ مُتَوَاتِرٌ Tidings, or a narration, told, or related, by one from another: or by one after another.
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