ex cept
preposition
1.
with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me.
conjunction
Idioms 2.
only; with the exception (usually followed by that ): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
3.
otherwise than; but (followed by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here.
4.
Archaic. unless.
5.
except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English: orig., past participle adj. < Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere to take out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle of capere to take)
1350–1400; Middle English: orig., past participle adj. < Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere to take out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle 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.
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
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to exclude; leave out: present company excepted.
verb (used without object)
2.
to object (usually followed by to or against ): to except to a statement; to except against a witness.
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| —prep | |
| 1. | Also: except for other than; apart from; with the exception of: he likes everyone except you; except for this mistake, you did very well |
| 2. | (conjunction) except that but for the fact that; were it not true that |
| —conj | |
| 3. | an archaic word for unless |
| 4. | informal except that; but for the fact that: I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way |
| —vb (often foll by to) | |
| 5. | (tr) to leave out; omit; exclude |
| 6. | rare to take exception; object |
| [C14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take] | |
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Word Origin & History
except
late 14c., from L. exceptus, pp. of excipere "take out," from ex- "out" + capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Excepted; excepting. Adjectival function led to use as a preposition, conjunction.
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