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fewer
[ fyoo-er ]
adjective
- of a smaller number:
fewer words and more action.
pronoun
- (used with a plural verb) a smaller number:
Fewer have come than we hoped.
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Confusables Note
See less.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fewer1
Middle English feue, feawe. fewe fewere, Old English ŧɱ, genitive plural of ŧɲ few; -er 4( def )
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That began to change in the 1960s, Bryan said, when automation and other changes in the railroad industry meant fewer jobs for Dunsmuir.
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The good news is that fewer and fewer of them are standing behind him every day.
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Around 90% of species in the state have been observed fewer than 500 times.
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They tend to follow a more European model: fewer pieces, better made.
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There are fewer than 30 greyhound racers left in the country.
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