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Definition of: several
(sev′ər·əl, sev′rəl) adjective
1. Being of an indefinitenumber, more than two, yet not large; divers.
2. Considered individually; pertaining to an individual; single; separate.
3. Law Pertaining individually and separately to each tenant or party to a bond: opposed to joint: a joint and several note.
4. Individually different; various or diverse. [<AF <Med. L separalis <L separ separate, distinct]
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