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Several

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Adjective

1. several

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

Example Sentences:
'several letters came in the mail'
'several people were injured in the accident'

2. respective, several, various

considered individually

Example Sentences:
'the respective club members'
'specialists in their several fields'
'the various reports all agreed'

3. several

distinct and individual

Example Sentences:
'three several times'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Several

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determiner
1. 
a. 
more than a few; an indefinite small number
several people objected
b. 
(as pronoun; functioning as plural)
several of them know
adjective
2. (prenominal)
various; separate
the members with their several occupations
3. (prenominal)
distinct; different
three several times
4. law
capable of being dealt with separately; not shared
Compare joint (sense 15)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Several

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adjective
1. 
existing apart; separate; distinct; individual
2. 
different; respective
parted and went their several ways
3. 
more than two but not many; of an indefinite but small number; few
4.  Chiefly Dialectal
quite a few; many
5.  Law
of or having to do with an individual person; not shared or joint
plural noun
6. 
an indefinite but small number (of persons or things)
pronoun [with pl. v.]
7. 
several persons or things; a few

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Several

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adj.
1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.
2. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.
3. Law Regarded as separate, especially with regard to tort liability or legal obligation, such that each individual involved is fully responsible for the liability or obligation.
4. Archaic Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).
pron. (used with a pl. verb)
An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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