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sev·er·al [ sévvərəl ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating a small number
  (pron) Several of the apples were bruised. |
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1. adjective few: a small number, though more than two or three
several years later
several of the children
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2. adjective various: various or separate
They all went their several ways.
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3. adjective law separate: relating to separate persons
joint and several liability
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| [15th century. Via Anglo-Norman< medieval Latin separalis, < Latin separare (see separate)] |
