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excepting

[ ik-sep-ting ]

preposition

  1. excluding; barring; saving; with the exception of; except:

    Excepting the last chapter, the book is finished.



conjunction

  1. Archaic. except; unless; save.

excepting

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preposition

  1. excluding; except; except for (esp in the phrase not excepting )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

conjunction

  1. an archaic word for unless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred: every country agreed to the proposal except (not excepting ) Spain; he was well again except for (not excepting ) a slight pain in his chest
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôe³æ·³¦±ð±è³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôe³æ·³¦±ð±è³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of excepting1

First recorded in 1540–50; except 2 + -ing 2
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In contrast with the general population, the likelihood of being victimized was not influenced by age, race/ethnicity or gender, excepting sexual violence.

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Alone among industrialized nations, the United States still does not guarantee paid parental leave or, excepting a brief period during the COVID-19 pandemic, provide any meaningful amount of federally funded childcare.

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And last of all—excepting Cid—was the Rogue Legion.

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His clean-shaven face is ruddy and, excepting a divot between his eyebrows, unwrinkled.

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But excepting the performances of Turturro and Elizabeth Marvel as Sabbath’s wives and lovers, the show, for all its full-frontal nudity, is strangely inert.

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