exception
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
Noun 4 meanings
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
“the exception of a rule”
That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
“That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.”
An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
Etymology
From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.
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EXCEPTION at a glance
EXCEPTION has 9 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + C 3 + E 1 + P 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,865 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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