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Definition of some
(Entry 1 of 6)
1 : being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing some person knocked
2a : being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (such as a class or group) named or implied some gems are hard
b : being of an unspecified amount or number give me some water have some apples
3 : remarkable, striking that was some party
4 : being at least one —used to indicate that a logical proposition is asserted only of a subclass or certain members of the class denoted by the term which it modifies
Definition of some (Entry 2 of 6)
1 : one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest
2 : an indefinite additional amount ran a mile and then some
some
adverbDefinition of some (Entry 3 of 6)
-some
adjective suffixDefinition of -some (Entry 4 of 6)
: characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action awesome burdensome cuddlesome
-some
noun suffixDefinition of -some (Entry 5 of 6)
: group of (so many) members and especially persons foursome
-some
noun combining formDefinition of -some (Entry 6 of 6)
1 : body chromosome
2 : chromosome monosome
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