a number of

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a number of

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Several. A number of people have commented on it.
Several of. I spoke with a number of them about it.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, number, of.

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phrase several

Español	una cantidad de
中文	幾個 /几个 jǐgè, 一些 yīxiē, 若干 ruògān
Português	um número de, uma quantidade de, um tanto de
Русский	ряд rjad, не́сколько néskolʹko

phrase several of

Español	varios de
中文	幾個 /几个 jǐgè, 一些 yīxiē, 若干 ruògān
Português	um tanto de
Русский	ряд rjad, не́сколько néskolʹko

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@misc{a_number_of_2026,
  title = {a number of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20number%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}