several
Americanadjective
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being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind.
several ways of doing it.
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They went their several ways.
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several occasions.
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Archaic. single; particular.
an examination of each several case.
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Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
pronoun
determiner
adjective
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(prenominal) various; separate
the members with their several occupations
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(prenominal) distinct; different
three several times
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law capable of being dealt with separately; not shared Compare joint
Etymology
Origin of several
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, equivalent to Latin sēpar “separate” + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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He even fired his own son, Chad, who Horning said led several attempted management coups against him.
Before the ceremony had even begun, several artists knew they'd already won early awards.
From BBC
To be sure, there are several factors that could blunt an oil-price rally.
And he ruthlessly stamped out internal challenges to his rule, including several waves of countrywide unrest.
From Los Angeles Times
"We are in a large-scale military campaign that, in my opinion, is going to last several days, or even several weeks," said David Khalfa, co-founder of the Atlantic Middle East Forum research centre.
From Barron's
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