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Added 5 October 2026

exempt

/ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ adjective

In Latin: excipio Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exempt at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
In their country all women are exempt from military service.
Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
Cut off; set apart.

noun

One who has been released from something.
A type of French police officer.
One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.

verb

To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.
Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.

Origin

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

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