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Meaning: (idiomatic)aconsiderableamount of1913,Arthur M. Winfield, “Chapter 15”, inThe Rover Boys in New York:"Yes, a number of days ago. We hadquite someimportant business to transact. He said he would come back the next day and sign some papers, and fix up some other matters. But he didn't come."1995, Wesley Ellis,Lone Star:It's beenquite sometime since we've just sat down together for a quiet meal. Nobody's going to interrupt us, so we can talk during supper.”; (proscribed)aconsiderablenumber of; very large or impressive.2011, Gwynne Forster,Breaking the Ties That Bind:“That'squite sometalent you've got,” Bert Richards said. “I'd like to hear you play something from an older classical composer.[…]”
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