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Word: Except
Speech Type: Preposition
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not including; other than
Short Definition:not including
Examples:- they work every day except Sunday
- I was naked except for my socks
Word: Except
Speech Type: Conjunction
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
used before a statement that forms an exception to one just made
Short Definition:forming exception to previous statement
Examples:- I didn't tell him anything, except that I needed the money
- our berets were the same except mine was blue
Word: Except
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsɛpt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
specify as excluded from a category or group
Short Definition:exclude
Examples:- five classes of advertisement are excepted from control
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