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Separate, distinct; particular.obsolete
- Here is the will, and under Caesar's seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, to every several man, seventy-five drachmas.
- He had a religion apart: a God severall unto himselfe, whom his subjects might no waies adore.
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A number of different; various.
- […]for several virtues Have I lik'd several women; never any With so full soul but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd, And put it to the foil[…].
- habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished
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Separable, capable of being treated separately.
several
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Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.
- The firm turns over several million a month.
- Several cars were in the parking lot.
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By itself; severally.not-comparable
- Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.
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An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).obsolete
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Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
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An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.archaic
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A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.archaic