"a number of" meaning in English

See a number of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} a number of
  1. Several. Translations (several): bir sıra (Azerbaijani), bir neçə (Azerbaijani), не́калькі (njékalʹki) (Belarusian), ня́колко (njákolko) (Bulgarian), 幾個 (Chinese Mandarin), 几个 (jǐgè) (Chinese Mandarin), 一些 (yīxiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 若干 (ruògān) (Chinese Mandarin), moni (Finnish), um número de (Portuguese), uma quantidade de (Portuguese), um tanto de (Portuguese), ряд (rjad) [masculine] (Russian), не́сколько (néskolʹko) (Russian), кі́лька (kílʹka) (Ukrainian), де́кілька (dékilʹka) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-a_number_of-en-phrase-PHzHXYm4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'several': 76 24
  2. Several of. Translations (several of): 幾個 (Chinese Mandarin), 几个 (jǐgè) (Chinese Mandarin), 一些 (yīxiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 若干 (ruògān) (Chinese Mandarin), moni (Finnish), um tanto de (Portuguese), ряд (rjad) [masculine] (Russian), не́сколько (néskolʹko) (Russian), кі́лька (kílʹka) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-a_number_of-en-phrase-8NOQPZbW Disambiguation of 'several of': 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: any number of
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          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "several",
          "word": "幾個"
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          "roman": "jǐgè",
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        {
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīxiē",
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          "word": "一些"
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          "_dis1": "76 24",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "several",
          "word": "um número de"
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        {
          "_dis1": "76 24",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "several",
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          "word": "ряд"
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