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1. | [ adjective ] (quantifier used with count nouns; often preceded by `a') a small number | |
Examples: | "a few weeks ago" "a few more wagons than usual" "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between" "few roses were still blooming" "few women have led troops in battle" |
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Related terms: | many a_few hardly_a some fewer numerousness | |
2. | [ noun ] an indefinite but relatively small number | |
Examples: | "they bought a case of beer and drank a few" |
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Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11873 | |
4. | [ noun ] (sociology) a small elite group | |
Examples: | "it was designed for the discriminating few" |
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Related terms: | elite | |
Similar spelling: |
Fe fey fee F |