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61except — I UK [ɪkˈsept] / US conjunction, preposition *** Summary: Except can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): We haven t told anyone except Leslie s dad. as a conjunction (followed by a clause or adverbial phrase): I… …
62exception — /əkˈsɛpʃən / (say uhk sepshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of excepting. 2. the fact of being excepted. 3. something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule. 4. an adverse criticism, especially on a particular… …
63EE — noun the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication • Syn: ↑electrical engineering • Members of this Topic: ↑repeater •… …
64except — v., prep., & conj. v.tr. (often as excepted adj. placed after object) exclude from a general statement, condition, etc. (excepted him from the amnesty; present company excepted). prep. (often foll. by for) not including; other than (all failed… …
65e.e. — errors excepted. * * * ee «ee», noun. Scottish. eye. ee, suffix added to verbs to form nouns. 1. a person who is : »Absentee = a person who is absent. 2. a person who is ed: »Appointee = a person who is appointed. 3 …
66the exception proves the rule — 1. The existence of an exception to a supposed rule proves the general truth of the rule (often used in argument when no such conclusion is justified) 2. A distorted translation of a part of a legal Latin phrase meaning ‘the making of an… …
67Commutation ticket — Com mu*ta tion tick et A ticket for transportation at a reduced rate in consideration of some special circumstance, as increase of travel; specif., a ticket for a certain number of, or for daily, trips between neighboring places at a reduced rate …
68Except — Ex*cept , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See {Capable}.] 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or… …
69Excepting — Except Ex*cept , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F. excepter. See {Capable}.] 1. To take or leave out (anything) from a… …
70Politics of the United Kingdom — The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government.… …
