exception en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
- /əkˈsɛpʃən/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
the exception of a rule
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(countable, uncountable) That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime.
2012, Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow, →ISBN, page 31:That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
- (countable, uncountable) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
- (countable, qualifier:usually followed by to or against, uncountable) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
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(countable, uncountable) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised (“thrown”) by one part of the program and handled (“caught”) by another part.
null pointer exception
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exceptions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
there is an exception to every rule · personal exception · make an exception · management by exception · first-chance exception · exceptionless · exception handler · be no exception · with the exception of · exceptious · every rule has an exception · take exception · exceptioner · state of exception · exceptionable · without exception · exception that proves the rule
Hyponyms
unchecked exception · checked exception
Relateds
exception handling · exceptional · except
Synonyms
Translations (161)
cs výjimka (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · uk поми́лка (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ka გამონაკლისი (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · bg изклю́чване (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · fr exception (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · hu kivétel (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ky бөтөнчө (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · cs výjimka (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · hu ellenvetés ((law) an objection) · he יוֹצֵא דֹּפֶן (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ro excepție (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · bg възраже́ние (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · ug ئىستىسنا (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · pt exception (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · nb aberrasjon (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · id pengecualian (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · uz istisno (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · de Ausnahmebedingung (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ar اِسْتِثْنَاء (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · es salvedad (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · es excepción (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · uk ви́ключення (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · bg гре́шка (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · pl wyjątek (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · hu ellenvetés (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · ast esceición (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ko 례외 (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · hu tiltakozás (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · az istisna (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · da undtagelse (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · uk ви́няток (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fi poikkeus (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · uk ви́йняток (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fi kritiikki (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · fi ehto ((law) an objection) · sl izjema (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · bg отво́д ((law) an objection) · th การยกเว้น (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · be памы́лка (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · hu kifogás ((law) an objection) · ar اِسْتِثْنَاء (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · sh izuzeće (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ru оши́бка (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · es salvedad (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ru возраже́ние (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · et erand (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ky өзгөчө (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · gl excepción (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · pt exceção (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · hu megütközés (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · he יוצא דופן (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · hi अपवाद (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sh izuzétak (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · be выключэ́нне (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · cmn 異常 /异常 (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · he חָרִיג (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ru исключе́ние (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · el εξαίρεση (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · zza weziyeto ecayıb (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · bg изключе́ние (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · zza istisna (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · tr olağandışı durum (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ps استثنا (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ms pengecualian ((law) an objection) · ur اِسْتِثْنیٰ (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · uk ви́лучення (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · pt exceção (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · lv izņēmums (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sk výnimka (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · de Exception (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · be вы́нятак (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fi vastustus (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · id pengecualian ((law) an objection) · ru исключе́ние (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · vi lệ ngoại (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fi poikkeus (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · tg истисно (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ko 례외 (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · fi poikkeus (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ja 殊 (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · es ofensa (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · ca excepció (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · mk исклучок (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · eo esceptado (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ru отво́д ((law) an objection) · ja 例外 (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ms pengecualian (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · is undantekning (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · th ข้อยกเว้น (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · hu kivétel (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · pt exceção (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ja 例外 (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ca excepció (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ar اِسْتِثْنَاء (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · izh iskljucenija (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · mi rerenga (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · hy բացառություն (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sv undantag (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · sh iznimka (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · it eccezione (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · da undtagelse (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · cmn 例外 (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ja 除外 (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · de Ausnahme (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ms pengecualian (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · hu megszakítás (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · mi hāungatanga (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ko 예외 (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fo undantak (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · gd fàgail a-mach (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · cy eithriad (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · nl uitzondering (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · nl uitzondering (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · id pengecualian (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · id pengecualian (an objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense) · ko 례외 (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sk výnimka (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · la exceptio ((law) an objection) · bg изключе́ние (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · el εξαίρεση (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · zza ciya (diq) (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · it eccezione (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ko 제외 (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ga eisceacht ((law) an objection) · hi अपवाद (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · sv undantag (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · el εξαίρεση (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ko 예외 (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · cmn 排除 (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · cs výjimka (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · pl wyjątek (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · eo escepto (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fa-ira اِسْتِثْنا (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · de Ausnahme (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ca excepció ((law) an objection) · ga eisceacht (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · lt išimtis (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · nb aberrasjon (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · tr istisna (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · fr exception (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · gd fàgail a-mach (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ga eisceacht (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sq përjashtim (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · tr istisna (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · ur اِسْتِثْنا (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · nb unntak (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · vi ngoại lệ (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · es excepción (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · mi hāungatanga (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ga eisceacht (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · et erand (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · de Ausnahme (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · sh izuzetak (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · cy gwrthwynebiad ((law) an objection) · sh изузе́так (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · kk ерекшелік (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · sh iznimka (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · id pengecualian (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion) · la exceptiō (that which is excepted or taken out from others) · ar خَطَأ (computing: an interruption in normal processing) · ru изъя́тие (act of excepting or excluding; exclusion)