Except

  • 1Except — Ex*cept , prep. [Originally past participle, or verb in the imperative mode.] With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting. [1913 Webster] God and his Son except, Created thing naught valued he nor . . . shunned. Milton. Syn: {Except},… …

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  • 2Except — Ex*cept , v. i. To take exception; to object; usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony. [1913 Webster] Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Except — Ex*cept ([e^]k*s[e^]pt ), conj. Unless; if it be not so that. [1913 Webster] And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. Gen. xxxii. 26. [1913 Webster] But yesterday you never opened lip, Except, indeed, to drink. Tennyson. [1913… …

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  • 4Except — Ex*cept , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See {Capable}.] 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or… …

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  • 5except — except1 /ik sept /, prep. 1. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. 2. except for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. conj. 3. only; with the exception (usually fol. by that):… …

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  • 6except — I. preposition also excepting Date: 14th century with the exclusion or exception of < daily except Sundays > II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French excepter, from Latin exceptare, frequentative of excipere to take out, except, from …

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  • 7except — 1. verb /ɛksɛpt/ a) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. But this [ban on circumcision] must have been a provocation, as the emperor Antoninus Pius later acknowledged by excepting the Jews. b) To take exception, to object ( …

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  • 8Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess — is an often referred to part of a verse that appears in two Qur anic verses of Al Muminun and Al Maarij.It is often quoted in relation to the topics of Islam and slavery, Sexuality in Islam, Islam and masturbation, Nikah Mut ah and others, and&#8230; …

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  • 9Except You Vinyl — Infobox Album Name = Except You Type = ep Artist = Minuit Released = 2007 Recorded = Genre = Breakbeat Electronica Length = Label = Dollhouse Records Producer = Minuit Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album …

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  • 10except for — preposition Date: 15th century 1. with the exception of < everyone was gone except for me > 2. were it not for < except for you I would be dead > …

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