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A collection of persons or things; several. For example, A number of tours are available , or We've visited a number of times . This idiom often is modified by an adjective giving some idea of quantity, as in Only a small number are going . [1300s] Also see any number of .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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