fewer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Determiner 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfjuːwɚ/
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[edit] Determiner

fewer (superlative fewest)

1. The comparative of few; a smaller number.

   Fewer women wear hats these days.

   There are fewer tigers than there were a hundred years ago.

[edit] Usage notes

Many people restrict less as a determiner to mean smaller in size or amount. They proscribe the use of less to mean smaller in number, for which fewer is the preferred adjective.
However, the proscribed usage is very common, and considered to be normal usage in some regions.

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