Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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a couple of | No | Yes | No | No |
few | Yes | Yes | No | No |
a couple of (noun) | few (noun) |
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a small elite group |
a couple of (adjective) | few (adjective) |
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more than one but indefinitely small in number | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number |