a number

[a number] {n.}

A rather large number; numbers. — Used when there arc more than several and fewer than many.

* /The parents were invited to see the program, and a number came./

* /We knew the Smiths rattier well; we had visited them a number of times./

- Used like an adjective before "less", "more".

* /We have not set up enough folding chairs; we need a number more./

Compare: QUITE A FEW.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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