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Definition of exception

a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule: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

Phrases

the exception proves the rule: proverb the fact that some cases do not follow a rule proves that the rule applies in all other cases.
take exception to: object strongly to:many viewers took great exception to the programme’s content
with the exception of: except; not including: all water sports, with the exception of scuba diving, are complimentary
without exception: with no one or nothing excluded: almost without exception, all the residents are opposed to this vandalism

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin exceptio(n-), from excipere 'take out' (see except)

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