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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sev•er•al•ly (sev′ər ə lē, sev′rə-),USA pronunciation adv. - separately;
singly. - respectively.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see several, -ly
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: severally /ˈsɛvrəlɪ/ adv - separately, individually, or distinctly
- each in turn; respectively
sev•er•al /ˈsɛvərəl, ˈsɛvrəl/USA pronunciation adj. [~ + plural noun]- being more than two but fewer than many:There are several ways to do the same thing.
- separate;
different:We visited on several occasions. - individual;
respective:They went their several ways.
n. [plural* used with a plural verb] - several persons or things;
a few;
some:Several have already signed up.
sev•er•al•ly, adv. See -pare1-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sev•er•al (sev′ər əl, sev′rəl),USA pronunciation adj. - being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind:several ways of doing it.
- respective;
individual:They went their several ways. - separate;
different:several occasions. - single;
particular. - Lawbinding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
n. - several persons or things;
a few;
some.
- Medieval Latin sēparālis, equivalent. to Latin sēpar separate + -ālis -al1
- Anglo-French
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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