1. (noun)exception, exclusion, elision a deliberate act of omission "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
2. (noun)exception an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
3. (noun)exception grounds for adverse criticism "his authority is beyond exception"
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