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Definition of exeption

"exeption" is probably misspelled. Trying exception instead Definition of exception

1. exception [ n ] a deliberate act of omission
Examples: "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"

Used in print:

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

`` This is one of the major items in the Fulton_County general assistance program '' , the jury said , but the State_Welfare_Department `` has seen_fit to distribute these funds through the welfare departments of all the counties in the state with the exception of Fulton_County , which receives none of_this money .

Hartsfield has been mayor of Atlanta , with exception of one brief interlude , since 1937 .

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

Most_of these , with horrible exceptions , were conceived as is a ship , not as an attempt to quell the ocean of mankind , nor to deny its force , but as a means to survive and enjoy it .

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

Mare_Imbrium seems to be an exception and remains cooler than the regions which surround it .

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

There is one exception to the above statement as has been pointed_out , and that is that fluids can relax by flowing into fields of lower rates of shear , so the statement should be modified by stating that the mechanics are similar .

Synonyms exception elision exclusion Related Terms omission elide

2. exception [ n ] an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
Examples: "all her children were brilliant the only exception was her last child" "an exception tests the rule"

Used in print:

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

Felix_Kopstein states that `` when the snake reaches its maturity it has already reached about its maximal length '' , but goes_on to cite the reticulate python as an exception , with maximum length approximately three_times that at maturity .

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

Felix was the exception .

Synonyms exception Related Terms example

3. exception [ n ] grounds for adverse criticism
Examples: "his authority is beyond exception"

Synonyms exception Related Terms objection caption demur

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