several
Meaning
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Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.
Synonyms
a lot of
a number
more than one
number of
large amount
large number
certain number
couple of
a handful of
a variety of
great many
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sev‧er‧al
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al.
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