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[ɛkˈsɛpt], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- not including; other than
(e.g: they work every day except Sunday)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’


[ɛkˈsɛpt], (Conjunction)

Definitions:
- used before a statement that forms an exception to one just made
(e.g: I didn't tell him anything, except that I needed the money)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’


[ɛkˈsɛpt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- specify as excluded from a category or group
(e.g: five classes of advertisement are excepted from control)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’




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