couple
noun [S] (SOME) /ˈkʌp.l̩/Definition
B1 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected: The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days. A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it. We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry. She'll be retiring in a couple more years. The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days. Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months. I'm sorry I didn't phone you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks.Groups of things according to number
(Definition of couple noun (SOME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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