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–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)

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—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.

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ex·cept Audio Help   (ĭk-sěpt') Pronunciation Key
prep.   With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me.

conj.

If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the suit, except that it costs too much.
Otherwise than: They didn't open their mouths except to complain.
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.

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