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EXCEPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deliberate act of omission
Example:
with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exception" is a kind of...):
omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
Derivation:
except (prevent from being included or considered or accepted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
Example:
an exception tests the rule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exception" is a kind of...):
example; illustration; instance; representative (an item of information that is typical of a class or group)
Derivation:
exceptional (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Grounds for adverse criticism
Example:
his authority is beyond exception
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exception" is a kind of...):
objection (the speech act of objecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exception"):
caption (taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument)
Derivation:
except (take exception to)
Context examples:
As a GH analog, the structure of pegvisomant is similar to that of native GH with the exception of 9 amino acid substitutions.
(Pegvisomant, NCI Thesaurus)
I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
However, a common feature is that these repeats are found in the extracellular domain of membrane-bound proteins or in proteins known to be secreted (exception: prostaglandin G/H synthase).
(EGF-Like Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
Most of the proteins in the RISC (with the exception of Ago2 and Dicer have not been identified) but likely contain endonuclease, helicase, exonuclease and homology scanning activity.
(Dicer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The dwarf planet Ceres look quite dark, but with notable exceptions.
(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)
In the absence of caveolin no morphologically identifiable caveolae exist, with one exception where in neuronal cells CAV 1 and CAV 2 are expressed but there are no morphologically recognizable caveolae.
(Caveolin 1, NCI Thesaurus)
All life likes power, and Beauty Smith was no exception.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
“A very praiseworthy practice,” said Edmund, “but not quite universal. I am one of the exceptions, and being one, must do something for myself.”
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
An easy-chair was near the bed-head: a man sat in it, dressed with the exception of his coat; he was still; his head leant back; his eyes were closed.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
This was his only secret exception, when he said to his sister, in answer to her suppositions:—Yes, here I am, Sophia, quite ready to make a foolish match.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
