"quelqu'un" meaning in French

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Pronoun

IPA: /kɛl.k‿œ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-quelqu'un.wav Forms: quelqu’un [canonical, masculine], quelqu’une [feminine, rare], quelques-uns [masculine, plural], quelques-unes [feminine, plural, rare]
Rhymes: -œ̃ Etymology: From quelque + un. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|quelque|un}} quelque + un Head templates: {{fr-pron|m|f=quelqu'une|fp=quelques-unes|fpqual=rare|fqual=rare|head=quelqu'un|mp=quelques-uns}} quelqu’un m (feminine (rare) quelqu’une, masculine plural quelques-uns, feminine plural (rare) quelques-unes)
  1. (dated) one (out of several) Tags: dated Synonyms: un, l'un
    Sense id: en-quelqu'un-fr-pron-KYOkVCw4
  2. (in the masculine singular) someone, somebody, anyone, anybody Tags: in the masculine singular
    Sense id: en-quelqu'un-fr-pron--oKF5sIb
  3. (in the masculine singular) (colloquial) (a) somebody (someone singular or notable, i.e., who stands apart from most others in importance, skill, merit, etc.) Tags: in the masculine singular
    Sense id: en-quelqu'un-fr-pron-PHinStbr Categories (other): French links with redundant wikilinks, French pronouns Disambiguation of French links with redundant wikilinks: 3 26 44 0 27 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 19 20 27 17 17
  4. (in the plural; used with de, en or an antecedent) some Tags: in-plural, used with de
    Sense id: en-quelqu'un-fr-pron-prRt0NGu
  5. (in the masculine plural) some people, certain Tags: in the masculine plural
    Sense id: en-quelqu'un-fr-pron-Cz~RKk-w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: l’on, on

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          "text": "J’ai lu quelques-uns de ces livres.",
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