Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - few
Few
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adj. & n. --adj. not many (few doctors smoke; visitors are few). --n. (as pl.) 1 (prec. by a) some but not many (a few words should be added; a few of his friends were there). 2 a small number, not many (many are called but few are chosen). 3 (prec. by the) a the minority. b the elect. 4 (the Few) colloq. the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain. Phrases and idioms every few once in every small group of (every few days). few and far between scarce. a good few colloq. a fairly large number. have a few colloq. take several alcoholic drinks. no fewer than as many as (a specified number). not a few a considerable number. some few some but not at all many. Derivatives fewness n. Etymology: OE feawe, feawa f. Gmc
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I. pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English ~e, pronoun & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son Date: before 12th century not many persons or things , II. adjective Date: before 12th century consisting of or amounting to only a small number , at least some but indeterminately small in number, ~ness noun III. noun, plural in construction Date: before 12th century a small number of units or individuals , a special limited number ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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