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