excepting

American  

[ik-sep-ting] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪŋ /

preposition

1. excluding; barring; saving; with the exception of; except.

   Excepting the last chapter, the book is finished.

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conjunction

1. Archaic. except; unless; save.

excepting British  

/ ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ /

preposition

1. excluding; except; except for (esp in the phrase not excepting )

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conjunction

1. an archaic word for unless

Usage

The use of excepting is considered by many people to be acceptable only after not, only, or without. Elsewhere except is preferred: every country agreed to the proposal except (not excepting ) Spain; he was well again except for (not excepting ) a slight pain in his chest

Related Words

See except ¹.

Other Word Forms

• nonexcepting
  adjective
• unexcepting
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of excepting

First recorded in 1540–50; except ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Excepting one early ride-along with a county officer, Conover dwells little on the region’s police and government, its crises or motivations for the septic-system crackdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Excepting the heaps of schmaltz, this is a restrained film, made with wistfulness by a comedy great.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2021

Excepting “Arkangel,” in which Jodie Foster directs Rosemarie DeWitt, the new batch of episodes doesn’t boast much star power, at least compared with season 3’s lineup of Bryce Dallas Howard, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Kelly Macdonald.

From The Verge • Oct. 9, 2017

Excepting Haruki Murakami’s novels, which often include elements of detection as well as the fantastic, this is — hangs head in shame — the first full-length Japanese mystery I’ve read.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2015

Excepting reluctant admiration of Dr. Martin Luther King, I heard him speak well of only one other, The Reverend Eugene L. Callender of Harlem’s large Presbyterian Church of the Master.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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