excepted

American  

[ik-sep-tid] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪd /

adjective

1. excluded from or left out of a particular category.

   Any foundation of this kind is an excepted charity—unlike the others, it doesn't have to register with the government.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of except.

idioms

1. present company excepted, (a qualifying remark to indicate that a negative comment or description does not apply to those being spoken to).

   The human race as a whole does not display too many signs of intelligence—present company excepted, of course.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unexcepted
  adjective
• nonexcepted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of excepted

First recorded in 1560–70, for an earlier sense; except ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; except ² ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Excepted service jobs allow employers to set their own pay rates and requirements.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Excepted from this order: manufacturers of silver and other commercial users.

From Time Magazine Archive

Excepted from the rule: foreigners and native Berliners, who cross the border by the thousands each day to work in the east.

From Time Magazine Archive

Excepted by a thousand degrees of talent from any generality fitting the obviously lesser poets, but, possibly, also excepted by an essential inferiority from this great maxim fitting only the greatest?

From Hearts of Controversy by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson

Excepted were guilds, fraternities, and craftsmen of cities and boroughs which were founded on a good purpose; universities; the mayor and sheriffs of London; and also lords, knights, and esquires in time of war.

From Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition by Reilly, S. A.

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