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Thesaurus: except

To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.

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  1. v. t. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.
  2. v. t. To object to; to protest against.
  3. v. i. To take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony.
  4. prep. With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting.
  5. conj. Unless; if it be not so that.
  6. v. object to
  7. v. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  8. To take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to,sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony.Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak.
  9. i:50/c:48/v:2 v take exception to v prevent from being included or considered or accepted