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adj/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/
  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    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
  3. 3

    Separable, capable of being treated separately.

det/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/
  1. 1

    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.
adv/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/
  1. 1

    By itself; severally.not-comparable

    • Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehouses.
noun/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl//ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/
  1. 1

    An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).obsolete

  2. 2

    Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.

  3. 3

    An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.archaic

  4. 4

    A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.archaic

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