exception
— Noun
– English
～ 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"
exception
— Noun
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～ a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
exception
— Noun
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～ grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"
exceptionable
— Adjective
– English
～ liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable"
exceptional
— Adjective
– English
～ deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence; "special educational provisions for exceptional children"
exceptional
— Adjective
– English
～ surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"
exceptional
— Adjective
– English
～ far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
exceptionally
— Adverb
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～ to an exceptional degree; "it worked exceptionally well"
excerpt
— Verb
– English
～ take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
excerpt
— Noun
– English
～ a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
excerption
— Noun
– English
～ a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings"
excess
— Adjective
– English
～ more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
excess
— Noun
– English
～ a quantity much larger than is needed
excess
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being more than full
excess
— Noun
– English
～ immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
excess
— Noun
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～ excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
excessive
— Adjective
– English
～ beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
excessive
— Adjective
– English
～ unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
excessively
— Adverb
– English
～ to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
excessiveness
— Noun
– English
～ immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits