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قَاصٌّ

Root: قص

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قَاصٌّ A relater of a story or narrative in its proper course; as though he followed its meanings and expressions; or of stories, or narratives; as some say, because he pursues story after story: pl. قُصَّاصٌ.
2 And One who recites, or delivers, the kind of discourse termed خُطْبَة.
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