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a little (adv)
a long way (n)
a lot (adv)
a lot (pron)
a lot of (adj)
a lot of (pron)
a.m. (adj)
a minute ago (adv)
a number of (adj)
A-OK (adj)
a serious matter (n)
a small number (pron)
a small sum (n)
a smaller amount of (adj)
a variety of (adj)
a whole new ball game (n)
A1 (adj)
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a number of (adj)
Synonyms: some, a quantity of, a little, a few, several, various

Antonym: all
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