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  Grep  of  noun  exception 
  exception 
 
  Overview  of  noun  exception 
 
  The  noun  exception  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  exception,  exclusion,  elision  --  (a  deliberate  act  of  omission;  "with  the  exception  of  the  children,  everyone  was  told  the  news") 
  2.  (8)  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") 
  3.  exception  --  (grounds  for  adverse  criticism;  "his  authority  is  beyond  exception") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  exception 
  exceptionable 
  exceptional 
 
  Overview  of  noun  exception 
 
  The  noun  exception  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  exception,  exclusion,  elision  --  (a  deliberate  act  of  omission;  "with  the  exception  of  the  children,  everyone  was  told  the  news") 
  2.  (8)  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") 
  3.  exception  --  (grounds  for  adverse  criticism;  "his  authority  is  beyond  exception") 



exception definition