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Word: Exception
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin exceptio(n-), from excipere ‘take out’ (see except)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈsɛpʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈsɛpʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule
Short Definition:person or thing that is excluded from general statement
Examples:- he always plays top tunes, and tonight was no exception
- the administrator made an exception in the Colonel's case and waived the normal visiting hours
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