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few (fyo̵̅o̅)

adjective

not many; a small number of few seats were left, a few people came

Etymology: ME fewe < OE feawe, feawa, pl., akin to OFris fē, Goth fawai, pl. < IE base *pōu-, small, little > L paucus, Gr pauros, little

pronoun

not many; a small number many left, few stayed; a few of the men are wearing hats

Related Forms:

few Idioms

few and far between

scarce; rare

the few

the minority; esp., a small select group

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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