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[ adjective ] considered individually
Synonyms Examples "the respective club members" "specialists in their several fields" "the various reports all agreed" Used in print (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)Usually the work studied offers us a special or even an individualized rendering or treatment of the ideas in_question , so that the student finds it necessary to distinguish carefully between the several expressions of an `` - ism '' or mode of thought . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The term `` State '' means the several States , the District_of_Columbia , the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico ; the term `` United_States '' includes the several States and the District_of_Columbia , and excludes the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii . The term `` State '' means the several States , the District_of_Columbia , the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico ; the term `` United_States '' includes the several States and the District_of_Columbia , and excludes the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii . The term `` State '' means the several States , the District_of_Columbia , the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico ; the term `` United_States '' includes the several States and the District_of_Columbia and excludes the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii . The term `` State '' means the several States , the District_of_Columbia , the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico ; the term `` United_States '' includes the several States and the District_of_Columbia and excludes the Virgin_Islands , Guam and Puerto_Rico , and , prior to 1962 , Alaska and Hawaii . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] distinct and individual
Examples "three several times" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)`` Several times I found the players pepping me up , where it usually is the coach who is supposed to deliver the fight talk . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Before you let_loose a howl saying we announced its coming , not once but several times , indeed we did . (The Providence Journal...)( Several times recently I have wondered whether shows were being staged for the sake of the script or just to entertain the audience with the spectacle of scenery being shifted right in_front_of their eyes . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)The Holy_Sacrifice of the Mass with commentary has been televised several times in recent months . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)Such high-resolution observations as these are needed at several wave_lengths in_order_that the radio_emission of the moon can be properly interpreted . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
Examples "several letters came in the mail" "several people were injured in the accident" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)His contention was denied by several bankers , including Scott_Hudson of Sherman , Gaynor_B._Jones of Houston , J._B._Brady of Harlingen and Howard_Cox of Austin . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Although he never gets to play while the clock is running , he gets a big kick - several every Saturday , in_fact - out of football . Moritz was bothered during the first two games this year by a pulled muscle in the thigh of his right ( kicking ) leg and , as a result , several of his successful conversions have gone barely far enough . He kicked several while playing at Stamford_High_School , including one that beat Anson , 3 - 0 , in a 1953 district game . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Solly_Hemus announced a switch in his starting_pitcher , from Bob_Gibson to Ernie_Broglio , for several reasons : Related terms |
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