Difference between revisions of "Several"
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# A number of [[different]]; [[various]]. (Now merged into later senses, below) {{defdate|from 16th c.}} | # A number of [[different]]; [[various]]. (Now merged into later senses, below) {{defdate|from 16th c.}} | ||
# Consisting of a number more than one but not very many; [[diverse]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}} | # Consisting of a number more than one but not very many; [[diverse]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}} | ||
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#* '''2004''', ''The Guardian'', 6 Nov 2004: | #* '''2004''', ''The Guardian'', 6 Nov 2004: | ||
#*: '''Several''' people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight | #*: '''Several''' people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight | ||
+ | # {{obsolete}} [[separate|Separate]], [[distinct]]; [[particular]]. {{defdate|15th-19th c.}} | ||
+ | #* '''1603''', John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, ''Essays'', I.42: | ||
+ | #*: He had a religion apart: a God '''severall''' unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore. | ||
+ | #* '''1621''', Robert Burton, ''The Anatomy of Melancholy'', II.i.4.2: | ||
+ | #*: So one thing may be good and bad to '''several''' parties, upon diverse occasions. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:45, 8 June 2018
Contents
English
Determiner
Several
- A number of different; various. (Now merged into later senses, below)
- Consisting of a number more than one but not very many; diverse.
- 1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., preface:
- The favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
- 2004, The Guardian, 6 Nov 2004:
- Several people were killed and around 150 injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing and derailed tonight
- 1784, William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., preface:
- (obsolete) Separate, distinct; particular.
- 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.42:
- He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.i.4.2:
- So one thing may be good and bad to several parties, upon diverse occasions.
- 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.42:
Derived terms
Adverb
Several (not comparable)
- By itself; severally.
Noun
Several (plural Severals)- (obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
- Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
- (archaic) An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
Thesaurus
a certain number, a few, a number, absolute, assorted, at odds, at variance, certain, concrete, considerable, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, defined, definite, departing, detailed, determinate, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, distributional, distributive, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, equal, esoteric, especial, even stephen, exceptional, express, extraordinary, few, fifty-fifty, fixed, half, half-and-half, halvers, heterogeneous, in disagreement, inaccordant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, independent, individual, inharmonious, inner, intimate, irreconcilable, legion, many, many and various, minute, more, motley, multifarious, multitudinal, multitudinous, nonuniqueness, not a few, noteworthy, numerous, numerousness, of all sorts, one or two, parcel, particular, passel, per capita, per head, personal, pluralism, plurality, pluralness, poles apart, poles asunder, populous, precise, private, pro rata, proportional, proportionate, prorated, respective, separate, separated, single, singular, solipsistic, some, special, specific, sundry, two or three, umpteen, unconformable, unequal, unlike, upwards of, variant, varied, variegated, variety, various, varying, voluminous, widely apart, worlds apart
Alternative forms
- ſeveral (archaic)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”).
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Noun
Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: times · girl · during · #332: several · either · whether · city
Anagrams
Anglo-Norman
Adjective
Several m.
Declension
Noun
Several m. (oblique plural severaus, nominative singular severaus, nominative plural Several)
- one's own property or possession
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