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ex⋅cept

1  [ik-sept]
Use Except in a Sentence
–preposition
1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me.
–conjunction
2. only; with the exception (usually fol. by that): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
3. otherwise than; but (fol. by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here.
4. Archaic. unless.
—Idiom
5. except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME: orig., ptp. adj. < L exceptus (ptp. of excipere to take out), equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + -ceptus (comb. form of captus, ptp. of capere to take)

Synonyms:
1. Except (more rarely excepting), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states the exclusion: We ate all but one. Save is now mainly found in poetic use: nothing in sight save sky and sea.

ex⋅cept

2  [ik-sept]
–verb (used with object)
1. to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
–verb (used without object)
2. to object (usually fol. by to or against): to except to a statement; to except against a witness.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME excepten < MF excepter < L exceptāre, deriv. of exceptus (see except 1 )

Related forms:
ex⋅cept⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Usage note:
See accept.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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ex·cept   (ĭk-sěpt')   
prep.  With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me.
conj.  

  1. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.

  2. Otherwise than: They didn't open their mouths except to complain.

  3. Unless: "And ne'er throughout the year to church thou go'st/Except it be to pray against thy foes" (Shakespeare).

v.   ex·cept·ed, ex·cept·ing, ex·cepts

v.   tr.
To leave out; exclude: An admission fee is charged, but children are excepted.
v.   intr.
To object: Counsel excepted to the court's ruling.

[Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere, to exclude : ex-, ex- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: Except in the sense of "with the exclusion of" or "other than" is generally viewed as a preposition, not a conjunction. Therefore, a personal pronoun that follows except should be in the objective case: No one except me knew it. Everyone had a ticket except her.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

except 
1377, from L. exceptus, pp. of excipere "take out," from ex- "out" + capere "to take" (see capable). Adjectival function led to use as a preposition, conjunction. To take exception is from excipere being used in Roman law as a modern attorney would say objection. Exceptional was formed 1846.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·cept
Pronunciation: ik-'sept
Function: transitive verb
: to take or leave out (as from insurance coverage or a deed) : EXCLUDE excepted the air carriers and unions from the provisions —M. A. Kelly> intransitive verb : OBJECT; especially : to file a bill of exceptions or make a formal exception <excepted to the judge's order>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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