Meaning & use
exception
A person or thing that is excluded from a general rule or does not follow the usual pattern.
See it in a sentence
Most stores close on the holiday, but the pharmacy is an exception and stays open.
Teachers rarely allow late homework, though they sometimes make an exception for illness.
A note on using this word
The common phrase 'take exception to' means to object to something, a different sense from a mere exclusion.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
rule
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