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Exception
01
a person or thing that does not follow a general rule or is excluded from a class or group
Examples
The school generally does not allow cell phones in class, but there is an exception for students with special needs.
02
a deliberate omission or exclusion from a general rule, statement, or category
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
exceptions
Examples
There was an exception in the policy for emergency cases.
03
a reason for criticism, objection, or disapproval
Examples
The auditor raised an exception regarding the expense report.
Lexical Tree
exceptionable
exceptional
exception
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