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Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a
quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an
indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine; some water; some persons.
Used also pronominally; as, I have some. |
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A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event, etc.,
as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as, some
man, that is, some one man. |
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Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some
extent just. |
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About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals,
but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as,
a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour
hence. |
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Considerable in number or quality. |
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Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinct from
other or others; as, some men believe one thing, and others another. |
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A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed
sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions. |
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