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fewer
[ fyoo-er ]
/ ˈfyu ər /
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adjective
of a smaller number: fewer words and more action.
pronoun
(used with a plural verb) a smaller number: Fewer have come than we hoped.
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Words nearby fewer
feverweed, feverwort, few, few and far between, few bricks shy of a load, fewer, fewness, few words, -fex, fey, Feydeau
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