Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: exception
IPA transcription: [ɪks'ɛpʃən]
Pronunciations of exception
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: exception, exclusion, elision
    Meaning: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
  • Synonyms: exception
    Meaning: an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
Usage examples
  • I see no exception
  • Still, you might make an exception
  • This was, especially in winter, a lucky exception.
  • "This is the exception that proves the rule," said Gore.
  • Let us make an exception in favor of Paris, nevertheless.
  • They live upon action. Haig was no exception to this rule.
  • I didn't see a single exception except the waiters and myself.
  • The rest of the band made off as empty-handed as they came, with one exception.
  • With the exception of one year, his whole life is hid in impenetrable darkness.
  • I hear you receive no visitors; but cannot you make just one exception, and let me come?
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Binary star, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eastern Bloc, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Masters and Johnson, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Godwin's law, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Greek mythology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording McJob, License CC BY-SA 4.0