Meaning & use
excepted
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Left out or excluded from a general statement, rule, or group.
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All staff must attend the meeting, with senior partners excepted.
Present company excepted, most of the guests had never met before that night.
A note on using this word
Easily confused with 'accepted'; 'excepted' means left out, while 'accepted' means agreed to or received favorably. Often appears in the formal phrase 'present company excepted.'
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