Standard Lemma guide

excepting

prep · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/
  • /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S EH1 P T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

prep

Meaning 1

with the exception of

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself.
  • We've all done it, not excepting Borja.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excepted, save for, apart, apart from, aside, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, but for, except, except for, excepting, excluding, forby, modulo, not counting, other than, outtake, save, saving, with the exception of

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of except

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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