several
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "several"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•

used to refer to a number of things or people, more than two but not many
several definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Several friends joined us for dinner last night.
āĻ—āϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ• āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

referring to things or people that are separate or distinct from each other, often highlighting their individual or respective roles
several definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contract outlined the several obligations of each party involved.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§āϞāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧂āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ, āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ•

(in law) considered or applied separately for each individual or entity involved
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The liability was determined to be several, meaning each party was responsible for their own actions.
āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

referring to entities that are separate or distinct from each other within a larger group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The agreement was signed by the several parties, each representing their own interests.
āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•, āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁

used to refer to an unspecified but small number, more than a few but not a large amount
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Several of the attendees shared their feedback after the meeting.
āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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