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exept

exept is the obsolete spelling 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

Questions about exept

What is exept the obsolete spelling of?
Exept is the obsolete spelling of except.

Words near exept in the dictionary

  1. exenterates
  2. exenterating
  3. exenteration
  4. exenterations
  5. exepanol
  6. exept
  7. exequatur
  8. exequaturs
  9. exequial
  10. exequies
  11. exequious

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exept (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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