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   Ex·cep·tion

   /ikˈsepSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule: "the drives between towns are a delight, and the journey to Graz is no exception"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin exceptio(n-), from excipere ‘take out’ (see except).

   Scrabble Points: 20

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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