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fewer | fewel |

As a determiner fewer

is the comparative of few ; a smaller number.

As a noun fewel is

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fewer

English

Determiner

(en-det) (superlative fewest)
  • The comparative of few ; a smaller number.
    • Fewer women wear hats these days.
    There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.

    Usage notes

    See also

    * less

    fewel

    English

    Noun

  • * 1662 , , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 49:
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