Meaning Of The Word Except

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except
preposition: You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.

except in American English
to leave out or take out; make an exception of; exclude; omit
to object; take exception

except in American English 1
preposition: with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but

except in American English 2
intransitive verb: to object
transitive verb: to exclude; leave out

except in British English
preposition: other than; apart from; with the exception of

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