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exception Noun 1. anything excluded from or not conforming to a general rule or classification 2. take exception to to make objections to
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exception noun special case, departure, freak, anomaly, inconsistency, deviation, quirk, oddity, peculiarity, irregularity take exception (usually with to) object to, disagree with, take offence at, take umbrage at, be resentful of, be offended at, demur at, quibble at Translations exception [ɪkˈsɛpʃən] except n → exception f; to take exception to → s'offusquer de; with the exception of → à l'exception de How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus, with the exception of the fragile memory which the author of this book here consecrates to it, there remains to-day nothing whatever of the mysterious word engraved within the gloomy tower of Notre-Dame,--nothing of the destiny which it so sadly summed up. exception proves the rule" is an expression constantly upon the lips This capacity is found nowhere else, though it might be maintained that a statement or opinion was an exception to the rule. |
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