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English to English adjective
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; -- indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people. | | source: webster1913 noun
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a small elite group | | Example: it was designed for the discriminating few
source: wordnet30
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