Noun

• S: (n) exception, exclusion, elision (a deliberate act of omission) "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
• S: (n) exception (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"
• S: (n) exception (grounds for adverse criticism) "his authority is beyond exception"
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