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  • 21several — /sev euhr euhl, sev reuhl/, adj. 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it. 2. respective; individual: They went their several ways. 3. separate; different: several occasions. 4. single; particular. 5 …

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  • 22several — sev•er•al [[t]ˈsɛv ər əl, ˈsɛv rəl[/t]] adj. 1) being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways to do the same thing[/ex] 2) respective; individual: They went their several ways[/ex] 3) separate; different: several… …

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  • 23several — /ˈsɛvrəl / (say sevruhl) adjective 1. being more than two or three, but not many. 2. respective; individual: they went their several ways. 3. separate; different: three several occasions. 4. single; particular. 5. divers; various: the several… …

  • 24several — [15] Etymologically, several means ‘separate’. It comes via Anglo Norman several from medieval Latin sēparālis, a derivative of Latin sēpar ‘separate’. This in turn was formed from sēparāre ‘separate’ (source of English separate), whose Vulgar… …

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  • 25several — [15] Etymologically, several means ‘separate’. It comes via Anglo Norman several from medieval Latin sēparālis, a derivative of Latin sēpar ‘separate’. This in turn was formed from sēparāre ‘separate’ (source of English separate), whose Vulgar… …

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  • 26several — adjective 1) several people Syn: some, a number of, a few; various, assorted, sundry, diverse; literary divers 2) they sorted out their several responsibilities Syn: respective, individual, own, particular …

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  • 27several — adj. Several is used with these nouns: ↑instance, ↑occasion, ↑reason, ↑source, ↑time, ↑way …

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  • 28several — adj. & n. adj. & n. more than two but not many. adj. 1 separate or respective; distinct (all went their several ways). 2 Law applied or regarded separately (opp. JOINT). Derivatives: severally adv. Etymology: ME f. AF f. AL separalis f. L separ… …

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  • 29several liability — see liability 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. several liability …

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  • 30Several Species — of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict Several Species... Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album Ummagumma Pays …

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