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    Excepción (en. Exception)

    /eksɛpˈsjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Situation that deviates from the usual or expected.
    This rule has an exception in specific cases.
    Esta regla tiene una excepción en casos específicos.
    Thing or person that does not fit a general category.
    The student was an exception among his classmates.
    El estudiante fue una excepción entre sus compañeros.
    Dispensation or release from an obligation or rule.
    An exception was granted to him in the exam requirements.
    Se le otorgó una excepción en los requisitos del examen.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'exceptio', which derives from 'excipere', meaning 'to take out' or 'to take away'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    by exception
    indicates that something is done that is normally not done.
    por excepción
    make an exception
    to act differently than usual under certain circumstances.
    hacer excepción
    without exception
    indicates that a whole group is included without excluding anyone or anything.
    sin excepción

    Related Words

    exclude
    To leave someone or something out.
    excluir
    rule
    Norm or principle that must be followed.
    regla
    norm
    Pattern or model that is followed as a guide.
    norma

    Slang Meanings

    A special occasion when something that is normally not allowed is permitted.
    Just this once I'll let you go out, but it's an exception.
    Solo esta vez te dejaré salir, pero es una excepción.
    Something that is considered unusual or out of the ordinary.
    Remember that cheating on the exam is not an exception.
    Recuerda que hacer trampa en el examen no es una excepción.