prep, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of except form-of, gerund, participle, present

Preposition

1. 1
   with the exception of

   "Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself."

Synonyms

All synonyms

apartapart fromaside fromaside frombarbar

Example

More examples

"Excepting Sundays he works every day."

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