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sundry

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Adjective

  1. More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
  2. Of various types, especially when numerous; diverse, varied.
  3. Consisting of an assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.
  4. Chiefly preceded by a number or an adjective like many: of two or more similar people or things: not the same as other persons or things of the same nature; different, distinct, separate. (Contrast sense 5.2.)
  5. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one; individual, respective.
  6. Of a person or thing: not the same as something else; different. (Contrast sense 4.)
  7. Not attached or connected to anything else; physically separate.

Noun

  1. A minor miscellaneous item.
  2. A minor miscellaneous item: A food item eaten as an accompaniment to a meal; a side dish; also, such an item eaten on its own as a light meal.
  3. Synonym of extra (“a run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat”).

Pronoun

  1. Various people or things; several.

Adverb

  1. Synonym of asunder (“into separate parts or pieces”).
  2. Placed separately; apart.
  3. Individually, separately; sundrily.

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