Definition of Several

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Several

Separate; distinct; particular; single.

Diverse; different; various.

Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place.

By itself; severally.

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

Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many.

An inclosed or separate place; inclosure.

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Several Quotations

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.
Thomas Jefferson

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
Mark Twain

One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive.
Friedrich Nietzsche

There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
W. C. Fields

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?
Henry David Thoreau

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.
Napoleon Bonaparte

There have been several Duchesses of Westminster but there is only one Chanel!
Coco Chanel

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
Walt Whitman

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison

Several Translations

several in Afrikaans is verskeie
several in Dutch is verscheidene, diverse
several in Finnish is useahkot
several in French is plusieurs
several in German is verschiedene, mehrere
several in Italian is alquanti, parecchi
several in Latin is plura, plures, aliquot
several in Portuguese is diversos
several in Spanish is varios

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