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several several definition

several


 
  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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