"few" meaning in All languages combined

See few on Wiktionary

Determiner [English]

IPA: /fjuː/ Audio: en-us-few.ogg [US], en-uk-few.ogg [UK] Forms: few, fewer [comparative], fewest [superlative]
Head templates: {{determiner-comp|few|fewer|fewest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. not many Tags: plural
    Sense id: simple-few-en-det-r0l0a27c Categories (other): Count determiners, Indefinite determiners, Plural determiners
     
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    },
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        {
          "text": "I found very few problems."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are so few good books."
        },
        {
          "text": "I can't believe how few people are here."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are so many problems and few are easy."
        }
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          "text": "I found very few problems."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are so few good books."
        },
        {
          "text": "I can't believe how few people are here."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are so many problems and few are easy."
        }
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  ],
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