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few

noun

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

a small elite group

it was designed for the discriminating few

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Sense 2 adjective

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number

a few weeks ago

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite few
1 hypernym Types & categories elite
2 also see Related & opposite fewer
2 also see Related & opposite somea
2 antonym Related & opposite many
2 attribute Related & opposite numerousness
2 derivation Related & opposite fewness
2 derivation Related & opposite few
2 similar to Related & opposite a fewa
2 similar to Related & opposite hardly aa