exception

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a deliberate act of omission
  2. noun an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
  3. noun grounds for adverse criticism

Etymology

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

exclusion, elision

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