adjective excepted

adjective excepted
adjective excepted
postposition specify as not included:
except

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  • excepted — adjective Paul /football/biology excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person, subject, or thing in a statement about something: We want every one at the meeting, David and Steven excepted of course. | History excepted,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • excepted — UK [ɪkˈseptɪd] US [ɪkˈseptəd] adjective never before noun formal used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying Treatments are given on consecutive days, weekends excepted. Thesaurus: only, except and not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • excepted — ex|cept|ed [ ık septəd ] adjective never before noun FORMAL used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying: Treatments are given on consecutive days, weekends excepted …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • excepted — UK [ɪkˈseptɪd] / US [ɪkˈseptəd] adjective [never before noun] formal used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying Treatments are given on consecutive days, weekends excepted …   English dictionary

  • except — preposition not including; other than. conjunction 1》 used before a statement that forms an exception to one just made. 2》 archaic unless. verb [often as postposition adjective excepted] specify as not included: present company excepted. Origin… …   English new terms dictionary

  • nonexcepted — adjective Not excepted …   Wiktionary

  • privileged — adjective 1) a privileged background Syn: wealthy, rich, affluent, prosperous; lucky, fortunate, elite, favored; (socially) advantaged Ant: underprivileged, disadvantaged 2) privileged information …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unexcepted — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + excepted, past participle of except 1. obsolete : not objected to : unquestioned, uncriticized 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …   Universalium

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