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Word entry · 9 letters

exception

Best crossword clue

"rule outlier"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əkˈsɛpʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceeinoptxStarts with EEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a deliberate act of omission

Word origin

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • “the exception of a rule”
  • “That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.”
  • “The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“rule outlier”9 letters
02“Case outside the rule”9 letters

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