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Definition exception

Etymology

From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin excepti?.

Noun

exception (countable and uncountable, plural exceptions)

  1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
  2. That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included
  3. (law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
  4. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.
  5. (computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.

Results 173 Words with the letters EXCEPTION

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15 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTIONALISMS 33
EXCEPTIONALNESS 31
EXEMPLIFICATION 36
EXPRESSIONISTIC 29
HYPEREXCRETIONS 33
OVEREXPECTATION 33
UNEXCEPTIONABLE 35
UNEXCEPTIONABLY 37
14 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTIONALISM 32
EXCEPTIONALITY 31
EXPECTORATIONS 28
HYPEREXCRETION 32
POSTEXPERIENCE 31
13 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTIONABLE 31
EXCEPTIONABLY 33
EXCEPTIONALLY 31
EXPECTATIONAL 28
EXPECTORATING 29
EXPECTORATION 27
UNEXCEPTIONAL 30
12 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXPECTATIONS 26
11 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTIONAL 26
EXCERPTIONS 25
EXPECTATION 25
10 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTIONS 24
EXCERPTION 24
9 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EXCEPTION 23
7 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
ENTOPIC 14
EXCITON 18
NEPOTIC 14
PICOTEE 13
POTENCE 14
6 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
CENOTE 10
ENTICE 10
EXCEPT 19
EXCITE 16
EXONIC 17
EXOTIC 16
EXPECT 19
INCEPT 13
NOETIC 10
NOTICE 10
PECTEN 13
PECTIN 13
POETIC 12
POINTE 10
POTEEN 10
TOXINE 14
5 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
CENTO 9
CONTE 9
COPEN 12
EXINE 13
INEPT 9
NETOP 9
NIECE 9
ONTIC 9
OPINE 9
OPTIC 11
PENCE 12
PICOT 11
PIECE 11
PINOT 9
PINTO 9
PITON 9
POINT 9
PONCE 12
TONIC 9
TOPEE 8
TOPIC 11
TOXIC 15
TOXIN 13
XENIC 16
4 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
CENT 8
CEPE 10
CETE 7
CINE 8
CION 8
CITE 7
COIN 8
CONE 8
CONI 8
COPE 10
COTE 7
EPIC 10
ETIC 7
EXEC 14
EXIT 11
EXON 12
EXPO 14
ICON 8
INTO 5
NEEP 8
NEXT 12
NICE 8
NITE 5
NIXE 12
NOPE 8
NOTE 5
ONCE 8
OPEN 8
OTIC 7
OXEN 12
PEEN 8
PEIN 8
PENT 8
PEON 8
PICE 10
PINE 8
PINT 8
PION 8
POET 7
PONE 8
TEEN 5
TINE 5
TONE 5
TOPE 7
TOPI 7
3 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
CEE 6
CEP 9
CON 7
COP 9
COT 6
COX 13
EON 4
ICE 6
ION 4
NEE 4
NET 4
NIP 7
NIT 4
NIX 11
NOT 4
ONE 4
OPE 6
OPT 6
PEC 9
PEE 6
PEN 7
PET 6
PIC 9
PIE 6
PIN 7
PIT 6
PIX 13
POI 6
POT 6
POX 13
TEE 3
TEN 4
TIC 6
TIE 3
TIN 4
TIP 6
TOE 3
TON 4
TOP 6
2 letter words with the letters EXCEPTION ↑
EN 3
ET 2
EX 9
IN 3
IT 2
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OI 2
ON 3
OP 5
OX 9
PE 5
PI 5
TI 2
TO 2
XI 9

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