exception

noun ehk-sehp-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: Latin 'exceptio'

Usage Note

exception appears in the fixed phrase à l'exception de (with the exception of) and the adjective exceptionnel (exceptional). The expression faire exception means to be an exception. Sans exception (without exception) is a common intensifier.

Examples

"Il est venu tous les jours, sans exception."

Natural Translation

He came every day, without exception.

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