Definition of except

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Except (v. t.) To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.

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Inimitable :: Inimitable (a.) Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence..
Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. i.) To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.
Both :: Both (a. or pron.) The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception of either..
Malebranchism :: Malebranchism (n.) The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God..
Heave :: Heave (v. t.) To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log..
Extraordinary :: Extraordinary (n.) That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success..
Deciduous :: Deciduous (a.) Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals, such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous trees; the deciduous membrane..
Y :: Y () Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 145, 178-9, 272..
Exception :: Exception (n.) 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..
Outcept :: Outcept (prep.) Except.
Malacopterygii :: Malacopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri..
Irrecusable :: Irrecusable (a.) Not liable to exception or rejection.
Unless :: Unless (conj.) Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious..
Invertebrata :: Invertebrata (n. pl.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata..
Ycleped :: Ycleped (p. p.) Called; named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings..
Salvo :: Salvo (n.) An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
Commodity :: Commodity (n.) That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc..
Except :: Except (prep.) With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting.
Theme :: Theme (n.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem..
Exceptioner :: Exceptioner (n.) One who takes exceptions or makes objections.
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