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Definition of several determiner from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

several

determiner, pronoun
 
/ˈsevrəl/
 
/ˈsevrəl/
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  1. more than two but not very many
    • Several letters arrived this morning.
    • He's written several books about India.
    • Several more people than usual came to the meeting.
    • If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here.
    • Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different’.
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