exception

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈsep-shən\
- /ɪkˈsepʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈsep-shən\

Definitions of exception word

noun exception A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule. 1
noun exception this one time 1
noun exception from a rule 1
noun Definition of exception in Technology An error condition that changes the normal flow of control in a program. An exception may be generated ("raised") by hardware or software. Hardware exceptions include reset, interrupt or a signal from a memory management unit. Exceptions may be generated by the arithmetic logic unit or floating-point unit for numerical errors such as divide by zero, overflow or underflow or instruction decoding errors such as privileged, reserved, trap or undefined instructions. Software exceptions are even more varied and the term could be applied to any kind of error checking which alters the normal behaviour of the program. 1
countable noun exception An exception is a particular thing, person, or situation that is not included in a general statement, judgment, or rule. 0
noun exception the act of excepting or fact of being excepted; omission 0

See all 16 definitions of exception

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Parts of speech for Exception

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Exception

exception popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for exception

noun exception

omission — the act of omitting.
concession — If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.
allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
barring — You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
debarment — to shut out or exclude from a place or condition: to debar all those who are not members.

All 24 Synonyms of exception

Antonyms for exception

noun exception

compromise — A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
ratification — the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction.
admittance — Admittance is the act of entering a place or institution or the right to enter it.

All 15 Antonyms of exception

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