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Few
/fjuː/
A small number of people or things.
Synonyms:
some
scant
limited
sparse
scarce
Antonyms:
many
numerous
several
Examples:
Fewer
people means greater portions for those who remain.
Few
men would; but he of all others?
It will only be a
few
more years now.
Etymology:
From Middle English
fewe
, from Old English
fēawa
, from Proto-West Germanic
fawʷō
, from Proto-Germanic
fawaz
.
Usage Statistics:
476 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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