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    Ex·cept·ed
    /ikˈseptəd/

    adjective

    • 1. not included in the category or group specified: "most museums (the Getty excepted) have small acquisitions budgets"
  2. Define excepted. excepted synonyms, excepted pronunciation, excepted translation, English dictionary definition of excepted. prep. With the exclusion of; other than; but: everyone except me. conj. 1. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that: I would buy the...

  3. verb (used with object) to exclude from or leave out of a particular category: Surveys that are used exclusively for certain educational purposes are excepted from these requirements. verb (used without object) to object (usually followed by to or against ): to except to a statement; to except against a witness. except. / ɪkˈsɛpt / preposition.

  4. The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii. This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must ...

  5. except. to not include somebody/something. be excepted (from something) Children under five are excepted from the survey. Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted). late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.

  6. 4 days ago · You use excepted after you have mentioned a person or thing to show that you do not include them in the statement you are making. [formal] Jeremy excepted, the men seemed personable. You normally receive 4 treatments each day, Sundays excepted. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. verb (used with object) to exclude from or leave out of a particular category: Surveys that are used exclusively for certain educational purposes are excepted from these requirements. verb (used without object) to object (usually followed by to or against ): to except to a statement; to except against a witness. except. / ɪkˈsɛpt / preposition.

  8. verb. /ɪkˈsɛpt/ [usually passive] (formal) Verb Forms. to not include someone or something except somebody/something The sanctions ban the sale of any products excepting medical supplies and food. Tours are arranged year round (January excepted). except somebody/something from something Children under five are excepted from the survey.

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