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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExcept
/ɪkˈsɛpt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not including; other than; apart from.
"Everyone attended the meeting except John."
- 1
Used to introduce a statement that qualifies or restricts the main clause; otherwise than that.
"I would go to the party, except I have too much work to finish."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exceptus', the past participle of 'excipere' meaning 'to take out' or 'to exclude' (from 'ex-' out + 'capere' to take). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, it evolved from a participle into a standard preposition and conjunction denoting exclusion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Except" is said worldwide
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tranne
Transliteration: ˈtranne
"Tutti hanno capito tranne lui."
sauf
Transliteration: sof
"Tout le monde est venu sauf Marie."
außer
Transliteration: aʊ̯sɐ
"Alle waren da außer Peter."
excepto
Transliteration: ekˈsepto
"Comí de todo excepto pescado."
exceto
Transliteration: eʃˈsetu
"Todos passaram no teste, exceto o João."
अलावा
Transliteration: alāvā
"राम के अलावा सब लोग आए थे।"
除了
Transliteration: chúle
"除了他以外，大家都去了。"
~를 제외하고
Transliteration: ~reul jeoewihago
"너를 제외하고 모두가 찬성했다."
以外
Transliteration: igai
"彼以外は誰も来なかった。"
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