noun
- A deliberate act of omission.
- usage: "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
- An instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization.
- usage: "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule"
- Grounds for adverse criticism.
- usage: "his authority is beyond exception"
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