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Synonyms
sev·er·al (sĕv́ər-əl, sĕv́rəl)

[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, sēperālis, from Latin sēpar, from sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]

adjective 

  1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.
  2. Single; distinct: “Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times” (Laurence Sterne)
  3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See synonyms at distinct
  4. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.

pron. 

An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

derivatives

sev́er·al·ly
adverb