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/ɛk.sɛp.sjɔ̃/
Translation
exception
Word origin
From Latin exceptio, from excipere ('to take out'), built from ex- ('out') and capere ('to take'). English 'exception' and 'except' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exceptio
- English cognates
- exception, except
Grammar
Examples
' ' .
There is no exception to the rule.
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Exceptions are rare.
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She made an exception for her son.
, l' .
Everybody left, apart from Marie.
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This case remains an exception.
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