a number of
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Phrase edit
- Several.
- A number of people have commented on it.
- There are a number of problems with the log-in system.
- Several of.
- I spoke with a number of them about it.
Usage notes edit
- This is a leading example of the structure of a partitive construction. Other words that behave the same way as number does are dozen, quantity, score, hundred, army, lakh, mob, lot, plethora, myriad, herd.
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several
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several of