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except
preposition
not
including
someone
or
something
;
apart
from
β’
Everyone
finished
the
race
except
Tom
.
Everyone
finished
the
race
except
Tom
.
β’
The
museum
is
open
daily
except
Mondays
.
The
museum
is
open
daily
except
Mondays
.
preposition
not
including
a
particular
person
or
thing
β’
Everyone
came
to
the
picnic
except
Julia
.
Everyone
came
to
the
picnic
except
Julia
.
β’
The
museum
is
open
every
day
except
Monday
.
The
museum
is
open
every
day
except
Monday
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
exceptus
β
taken
out
β,
past
participle
of
excipere
β
to
take
out
β.
conjunction
used
to
introduce
the
only
fact
or
condition
that
makes
a
statement
not
completely
true
or
possible
β’
I'd
love
to
join
you
,
except
I
have
to
work
late
.
I'd
love
to
join
you
,
except
I
have
to
work
late
.
β’
The
cake
looked
perfect
,
except
it
burned
on
the
bottom
.
The
cake
looked
perfect
,
except
it
burned
on
the
bottom
.
conjunction
used
to
introduce
the
only
fact
or
situation
that
makes
the
main
statement
not
completely
true
β’
I
would
join
you
,
except
I
have
to
work
late
.
I
would
join
you
,
except
I
have
to
work
late
.
β’
She
would
buy
the
dress
,
except
it
is
too
expensive
.
She
would
buy
the
dress
,
except
it
is
too
expensive
.
See
preposition
sense
.
verb
to
leave
out
or
exclude
someone
or
something
from
a
rule
,
list
,
or
statement
β’
The
scholarship
excepts
international
students
from
paying
fees
.
The
scholarship
excepts
international
students
from
paying
fees
.
β’
The
new
law
excepted
small
farms
from
the
tax
increase
.
The
new
law
excepted
small
farms
from
the
tax
increase
.
verb
to
leave
someone
or
something
out
;
exclude
β’
The
weekend
discount
excepts
public
holidays
.
The
weekend
discount
excepts
public
holidays
.
β’
Children
under
five
are
excepted
from
the
entry
fee
.
Children
under
five
are
excepted
from
the
entry
fee
.
From
Latin
excipere
β
take
out
β.
exception
noun
something
or
someone
that
does
not
follow
a
rule
,
pattern
,
or
general
statement
β’
All
the
students
handed
in
their
homework
on
time
without
a
single
exception
.
All
the
students
handed
in
their
homework
on
time
without
a
single
exception
.
β’
Most
birds
can
fly
;
the
penguin
is
a
famous
exception
.
Most
birds
can
fly
;
the
penguin
is
a
famous
exception
.
From
Latin
exceptiΕ
,
meaning
β
a
leaving
out
β,
from
excipere
β
to
take
out
β.
noun
in
computer
programming
,
an
error
or
unusual
event
that
stops
or
changes
the
normal
flow
of
a
program
β’
The
app
crashed
because
an
exception
was
not
handled
properly
.
The
app
crashed
because
an
exception
was
not
handled
properly
.
β’
Catching
an
exception
allows
the
program
to
continue
running
instead
of
stopping
.
Catching
an
exception
allows
the
program
to
continue
running
instead
of
stopping
.
Sense
developed
in
the
1960s
as
computer
science
adopted
legal
and
logical
vocabulary
to
name
abnormal
conditions
that
β
break
β
normal
rules
.
noun
in
law
,
a
formal
objection
raised
by
a
lawyer
against
a
ruling
,
evidence
,
or
procedure
β’
Defense
counsel
took
exception
to
the
judge
β
s
decision
to
admit
the
photograph
.
Defense
counsel
took
exception
to
the
judge
β
s
decision
to
admit
the
photograph
.
β’
The
lawyer
noted
his
exception
for
the
record
immediately
after
the
ruling
.
The
lawyer
noted
his
exception
for
the
record
immediately
after
the
ruling
.
Borrowed
into
legal
English
in
the
14th
century
from
Old
French
,
maintaining
the
sense
of
β
reserved
objection
β.