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ex⋅cept

1  [ik-sept]
Use except that 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.
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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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