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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a' |
| def | a small but indefinite 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 |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | fewer; some(a) |
| Attribute | numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity |
| Derivationally related form | few → few; few → fewness |
| Antonym | few → many |
| Similar to | a few(a), a couple of(a); hardly a(a) |
| Incoming links | |
| Antonym | many → few |
| Similar to | a few(a), a couple of(a); hardly a(a) |
| Also see | fewer; some(a) |
| Attribute | numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity |
| Derivationally related form | fewness → few; few → few |
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