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except

/ɪkˈsɛpt/ verb

In Latin: praeter Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about except at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Take exception to.
    he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday
  2. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted.
    The bad results were excluded from the report

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptus.

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