few (adj.)

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

    few (n.)

  1. a small elite group; it was designed for the discriminating few'

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