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few

1. few \'fyu:\ pn [ME fewe, pron. & adj., fr. OE fe-awa; akin to OHG fo-] 
   pl in constr little, L paucus little, pauper poor, Gk paid-, pais child, 
   Skt putra son : not many persons or things {~ were present ~ of his stori 
   es are true}
2. few aj 1: consisting of or amounting to a small number {one of his ~ 
   plea sures} 2: not many but some {caught a ~ fish}  - few.ness n
3. few n pl in constr  1: a small number of units or individuals {a ~ of 
   them}  2: a special limited number {the discriminating ~}