Definition of several:

part of speech: noun

Each particular, or a small number taken singly.

part of speech: adjective

Separate; different; consisting of a small number; more than two; distinct.

Usage examples:

• Several times this young woman's eyes met mine. Harold MacGrath in "Arms and the Woman".

• Several times King turned. Jackson Gregory in "The Everlasting Whisper".

• There were several things he would have liked to know. Ethel M. Dell in "The Lamp in the Desert".

• I have met her several times, though not often, for I have been away from home at school. Oliver Optic in "Taken by the Enemy".