/ˈsev.rəl/
Translation
More than two but not very many.
Word origin
From Old French several, meaning separate, from Latin separ, apart.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- several
Examples
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"Several" means more than two but not a huge number.
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Here "several" means a small group, more than a couple.
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Here "several" means quite a few, but not too many.
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