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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Ausnahme

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaʊsˌnaːmə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exception/ɪkˈsɛp.ʃən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Es gibt eine Ausnahme von dieser Regel."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.

    "In most cases, the store is open on Sundays, but today is an exception."
  2. 2

    An instance of something being excluded from a general rule or condition.

    "The teacher made an exception for the student who had a valid reason for missing class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'exceptio', originating from 'excipere' meaning 'to take out' or 'to withdraw'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially retaining the legal sense of a formal objection before broadening to mean a case to which a rule does not apply.

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