Few and Many an

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Few adjective - A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.

Usage example: few roses were still blooming

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Many an is an antonym for few.

Many an adjective - Each of a large indefinite number.

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Few is an antonym for many an.

Recursive Crossdressing: Tsukasa does this on many an occasion - because very few people know that she is a girl, she disguises herself as a female when undercover (often complaining that she feels like a transvestite when she does so).

Source: Manga / Tokyo Crazy Paradise

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