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Grep of noun several severality severalty Overview of adj several The adj several has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (0) several -- ((used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident") 2. (22) respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed") 3. (11) several -- (distinct and individual; "three several times") Antonyms of adj several 3 senses of several Sense 1 several(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA all some) -> no INDIRECT (VIA some no) -> all all of Sense 2 respective(postnominal), several(postnominal), various(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA individual) -> common Sense 3 several(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA different) -> same Similarity of adj several 3 senses of several Sense 1 several(postnominal) => some(postnominal) (vs. no) (vs. all) Sense 2 respective(postnominal), several(postnominal), various(postnominal) => individual (vs. common) Sense 3 several(prenominal) => different (vs. same) Attributes of adj several Familiarity of adj several several used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj several several Overview of adj several The adj several has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (0) several -- ((used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident") 2. (22) respective, several, various -- (considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed") 3. (11) several -- (distinct and individual; "three several times")
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