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Meaning of -some | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
səm

Definitions

  1. Characterized by some specific condition or quality, usually to a considerable degree.
  2. Denoting a group with a certain number of members.
  3. Body.
    in-compounds, morpheme, noun
  4. Chromosome.
    in-compounds, morpheme, noun
  5. Plus some indeterminate fraction not amounting to the next higher round number or significant digit; and change; -odd.

Equivalents

Français -some
Polski -som
Svenska -sam

Examples

Elsewhere the blingsome silver-beveled mirrors, butterfly and lotus blossom motifs, and the occasional chaise longue make the opulence a touch on the show-off side for me, but the expenses were obviously 5-star and it's undoubtedly bespoke.”
twenty-some identifiable factors affecting the outcome
“one-hundred-and-fifty-some spectators in the bleachers

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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