Definitions for EXCEPTION
ɪkˈsɛp ʃənex·cep·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 6 votes

1. exception, exclusion, elisionnoun

   a deliberate act of omission

   "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

2. exceptionnoun

   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. exceptionnoun

   grounds for adverse criticism

   "his authority is beyond exception"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. exceptionnoun

   The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

2. exceptionnoun

   That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.

3. exceptionnoun

   An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.

4. exceptionnoun

   An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; usually followed by to or against.

5. exceptionnoun

   An interruption in normal processing, especially as caused by an error condition.

6. Etymology: From the exceptio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exceptionnoun

   Etymology: from except; exceptio, Latin.

   1. Exclusion from the things comprehended in a precept, or position; exclusion of any person from a general law.

   When God renewed this charter of man’s sovereignty over the creatures to Noah and his family, we find no exception at all; but that Cham stood as fully invested with this right as any of his brethren. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. It should have from before the rule or law to which the exception refers; but it is sometimes inaccurately used with to.

   Let the money be raised on land, with an exception to some of the more barren parts, that might be tax-free. Addison.

   Pleads, in exception to all gen’ral rules,
   Your taste of follies with our scorn of fools. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

   3. Thing excepted or specified in exception.

   Every act of parliament was not previous to what it enacted; unless those two, by which the earl of Strafford and sir John Fenwick lost their heads may pass for exceptions. Jonathan Swift.

   Who first taught souls enslav’d, and realms undone,
   Th’ enormous faith of many made for one;
   That proud exception to all nature’s laws,
   T’ invert the world and counterwork its cause. Alexander Pope, Essays.

   4. Objection; cavil. With against or to.

   Your assertion hath drawn us to make search whether these be just exceptions against the customs of our church, when ye plead that they are the same which the church of Rome hath, or that they are not the same which some other reformed churches have devised. Richard Hooker, Preface.

   He may have exceptions peremptory against the jurors, of which he then shall shew cause. Edmund Spenser.

   Revelations will soon be discerned to be extremely conducible to reforming men’s lives, such as will answer all objections and exceptions of flesh and blood against it. Henry Hammond.

   I will answer what exceptions they can have against our account, and confute all the reasons and explications they can give of their own. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   5. Peevish dislike; offence taken.

   I fear’d to shew my father Julia’s letter,
   Lest he should take exceptions to my love. William Shakespeare.

   He first took exception at this badge,
   Pronouncing, that the paleness of this flow’r
   Bewray’d the faintness of my master’s heart. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   Rodorigo, thou hast taken against me an exception; but I protest I have dealt most directly in thy affair. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   He gave sir James Tirrel great thanks; but took exception to the place of their burial, being too base for them that were king’s children. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exception

   Exception is a pop rock song recorded by the Swedish pop/rock music singer Ana Johnsson. The song was released as second single from her second studio album Little Angel on October 11, 2006. Her official Swedish website also posted that the song it to be the theme song to the Swedish thriller movie Exit, which premiered October 6, 2006 in Sweden. The single debuted at number ten in the Swedish Singles Charts. In Japan, the song debuted at number 69 in the chart and moved up to number 65 in its next week. Swedish singer Dilba co-wrote the song with Johnsson and provides some of the backing vocals on the track. Kasper Lindgren from Prime STH plays the drums on the track.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Exceptionnoun

   the act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule

2. Exceptionnoun

   that which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions

3. Exceptionnoun

   an objection, oral or written, taken, in the course of an action, as to bail or security; or as to the decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted

4. Exceptionnoun

   an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against

5. Etymology: [L. exceptio: cf. F. exception.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exception

   "Exception" is a pop rock song recorded by the Swedish pop/rock music singer Ana Johnsson. The song was released as second single from her second studio album Little Angel on October 11, 2006. Her official Swedish website also posted that the song it to be the theme song to the Swedish thriller movie Exit, which premiered October 6, 2006 in Sweden. The single debuted at number ten in the Swedish Singles Charts. In Japan, the song debuted at number 69 in the chart and moved up to number 65 in its next week. Swedish singer Dilba co-wrote the song with Johnsson and provides some of the backing vocals on the track. Kasper Lindgren from Prime STH plays the drums on the track.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EXCEPTION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3387

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EXCEPTION' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3504

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EXCEPTION' in Nouns Frequency: #1039

How to pronounce EXCEPTION?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EXCEPTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EXCEPTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of EXCEPTION in a Sentence

1. Bruce Pascal:

   They're absolutely stunning, exceedingly rare, and they're worth, with the exception of one casting, most of them were worth at least $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 and going up.

2. Johann von Goethe:

   To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him.

3. Larry Powell:

   Jones has to turn out his voters. He’s [got to] turn out people who are Democrats [and] he’s got to turnout people in high numbers. There’s a lot of discouragement amongst Republicans, so their turnout could be lower, the one exception among Republicans [is] Roy Moore supporters. His supporters are avidly behind him and they will get to the polls.

4. Shamgar Connors:

   OK, so this may be a crossroads that your, um, at your evaluation, because I don't – that's not – there's not going to be any exception to that. The science is pretty clear on the vaccine, and we have seen so many people die from COVID that we are requiring it.

5. Nedret Emiroglu:

   All countries, with no exception, need to keep a very high coverage of regular measles vaccination so that similar outbreaks won't happen again... and measles can be eliminated once and for all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EXCEPTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exception
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=EXCEPTION
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EXCEPTION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=EXCEPTION