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several

sev·er·al [ sévvərəl ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating a small number
 (pron)  Several of the apples were bruised.
Definition:
 
1. adjective few: a small number, though more than two or three
several years later
several of the children

2. adjective various: various or separate
They all went their several ways.

3. adjective law separate: relating to separate persons
joint and several liability

[15th century. Via Anglo-Norman< medieval Latin separalis, < Latin separare (see separate)]
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