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'cept

/ksɛpt/

'cept is the nonstandard form of except.

Meaning of except

Preposition

except

  1. Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
    • There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

See all 6 meanings of except

Origin of 'cept

Apheretic form of except.

Questions about 'cept

What is 'cept the nonstandard form of?
'cept is the nonstandard form of except.
How do you pronounce 'cept?
'cept is pronounced /ksɛpt/.

Words near 'cept in the dictionary

  1. 'bye
  2. 'cause
  3. 'celli
  4. 'cello
  5. 'cellos
  6. 'cept
  7. 'Change
  8. 'cher
  9. 'chers
  10. 'choo
  11. 'chute

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 'cept (page history and authors); except (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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