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fewer

determiner
FYOO-ur/ˈfjuː.ɚ/UKFYOO-uh/ˈfjuː.ə/

Often confused with less

1 meaning of fewer

Practice

  1. 1
    determiner
    Comparative of few. Use it before plural nouns to mean a smaller number of people or things.

    There are fewer cars on the road on Sunday mornings.

    I made fewer mistakes on this test than on the last one.

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Origin

It is made from few and -er.