several

several

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/]

Senses

1. several (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Separate, distinct; particular.

Example: Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal.
To every Roman citizen he gives,
to every several man, seventy-five drachmas.

2. several (adj) — sense 2

Definition: A number of different; various.

Example: […]for several virtues
Have I lik'd several women; never any
With so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd,
And put it to the foil[…].

3. several (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Separable, capable of being treated separately.

4. several (det) — sense 4

Definition: Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.

Example: The firm turns over several million a month.

5. several (adv) — sense 5

Definition: By itself; severally.

Example: Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.

6. several (noun) — sense 6

Definition: An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

7. several (noun) — sense 7

Definition: Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.

8. several (noun) — sense 8

Definition: An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.

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