/ ˈsevrəl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adjective
■ determiner , pronoun
more than two but not very many :
Several letters arrived this morning.
He's written several books about India.
Several more people than usual came to the meeting.
If you're looking for a photo of Alice you'll find several in here.
Several of the paintings were destroyed in the fire.
■ adjective
( formal ) separate :
They said goodbye and went their several ways .
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , from medieval Latin separalis , from Latin separ separate, different.