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1. A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by 'a'; a small but indefinite number
   "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"

1. A small elite group
   "it was designed for the discriminating few"

Sounds like: phew, whew, feu

Derived forms: fewer, fews, fewest

See also: a couple of, a few, fewer, fewness, hardly a, multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness, some

Type of: elite, élite [Brit], elite group

Antonym: many

Encyclopedia: Few