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severally

[ sev-er-uh-lee, sev-ruh- ]

/ ˈsɛv ər ə li, ˈsɛv rə- /

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adverb

separately; singly.

respectively.

Origin of severally

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at several, -ly

Words nearby severally

seventy-two, sever, severable, several, severalfold, severally, severalty, severance, severance pay, severance tax, severe

Example sentences from the Web for severally

Those which appeared too long to be so placed are given at the end of the chapters to which they severally relate.

Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete |Sir Walter Scott
Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Cocke, from the State of Tennessee, severally attended.

Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) |Thomas Hart Benton
When that tie was sundered they severally assumed the powers and rights of absolute self-government.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |James D. Richardson
It happens that the mere acts of fasting, of want of sleep, and of solitary musing, are severally conducive to visions.

Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development |Francis Galton

The odontoid process of the second vertebra is pig-like: and the tibia and fibula and radius and ulna are severally distinct.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for severally

severally

/ (ˈsɛvrəlɪ) /

adverb

separately, individually, or distinctly

each in turn; respectively