Main Entry:

¹sev·er·al

Pronunciation:

\ˈsev-rəl, ˈse-və-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate, back-formation from separare to separate

Date:

15th century

1 a: separate or distinct from one another <federal union of the several states> b (1): individually owned or controlled : exclusive <a several fishery> — compare common (2): of or relating separately to each individual involved <a several judgment> c: being separate and distinctive : respective <specialists in their several fields>2 a: more than one <several pleas> b: more than two but fewer than many <moved several inches> cchiefly dialect : being a great many