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Several
Definitions
- 1 Separate, distinct; particular. obsolete
"Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas."
- 2 A number of different; various.
"[…]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 Separable, capable of being treated separately.
- 1 considered individually wordnet
- 2 distinct and individual wordnet
- 3 (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many wordnet
- 1 By itself; severally. not-comparable
"Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses."
- 1 Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.
"Several cars were in the parking lot."
- 1 An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land). obsolete
- 2 Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
- 3 An enclosed or separate place; enclosure. archaic
- 4 A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms. archaic
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
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