exception#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
def "all her children were brilliant
def the only exception was her last child"
examples an exception tests the rule
Outgoing links
Hypernym example, illustration, instance, representative
Derivationally related form exception → exceptional
Incoming links
Derivationally related form exceptional → exception
Hyponym example, illustration, instance, representative

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