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Exception   /ɪksˈɛpʃən/   Listen
Exception

noun
1.
A deliberate act of omission.  Synonyms: elision, exclusion.
2.
An instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization.  "An exception tests the rule"
3.
Grounds for adverse criticism.



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... corps. But, apart from that, you must reflect that the members of the associations have also a very considerable material interest in the prosperity of their own particular undertaking. Freeland workers without exception have very comfortable, nay, luxurious homes, naturally for the most part in the neighbourhood of their respective work-places; they run a risk of having to leave these homes if their undertaking is not kept up to ...
— Freeland - A Social Anticipation • Theodor Hertzka

... planting from three to five acres a year. During this time most of the varieties offered by American seedsmen were tested, and the best methods of cultivation sought. On the whole, the cauliflower crop was found more profitable than any other, with the possible exception of peaches. There were partial failures, but these were due to causes which might have been foreseen and prevented. The experience gained at that time, and subsequent observation, have convinced the author that there are many parts of the country in which the climate and soil are adapted ...
— The Cauliflower • A. A. Crozier

... the Rough Riders were chosen to accompany the expedition, which, with the exception of themselves and two regiments of volunteer infantry, was composed of regulars; and, to the great joy of Ridge and his immediate friends, their troop was among those thus selected. But their joy was dimmed ...
— "Forward, March" - A Tale of the Spanish-American War • Kirk Munroe

... aristocracy, it was dwindling to death in its crumbling palaces, no longer aught than a finished, degenerate race, with such an admixture also of American, Austrian, Polish, and Spanish blood that pure Roman blood became a rare exception; and, moreover, it had ceased to belong either to sword or gown, unwilling to serve constitutional Italy and forsaking the Sacred College, where only parvenus now donned the purple. And between ...
— The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete - Lourdes, Rome and Paris • Emile Zola

... that count with an old maid when a young minister is in the market," she said, adding that, with the exception of smoking, she believed the new minister was a good man, though for some reason Col. Crompton did not like him, and had only been to church once since he came, and wouldn't let Miss ...
— The Cromptons • Mary J. Holmes


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