# several

Pronunciation: say "SEV-ruhl" /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

## Determiner

1. Amounting to more than one (especially more than two) but not very many.
   - Simple: More than one, usually more than two, but not a large number.
   - _The store has been closed for several weeks now._
   - _He owns several properties scattered across the county._

## Adjective

2. Constituting a number of different ones; various.
   - Simple: More than one, each different from the others.
   - _The guide describes the several routes to the summit, from the gentle forest trail to the steep ridge._
   - _The exhibit brings together the several styles of pottery that the region produced over three centuries._

## Adjective

3. Separate and distinct; particular to one rather than shared among many. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Belonging to each one alone and kept apart from the others.

## Noun

4. A piece of land enclosed or held privately, as opposed to common land shared by others. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A piece of private or fenced land, not shared with other people.
5. A woman's loose outer garment that could be worn as a shawl or arranged in other forms. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A loose piece of outer clothing for a woman, worn as a shawl or in other ways.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Capable of being dealt with separately; binding each party individually rather than as a single group.
- (adverb) Separately, with each thing taken by itself rather than together with others.
- (noun) A single particular considered by itself, such as an item, a detail, or an individual.

## Origin

Latin sēpar ('separate') led to Medieval Latin sēparālis and then to Anglo-Norman several, the source of the English word. Despite the look, severe is not related.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/several (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).