Plural of exception
regular plural
The plural of exception is exceptions.
Forms of exception
| Singular | exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | exceptions /əkˈsɛpʃənz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Exceptions in a sentence
- That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.
- Only if a would-be visitor knew the password du jour could he pass; the guards allowed no exceptions.From the entry password
- Forced socialization rarely creates strong friendships, but there are exceptions.From the entry socialization
- Exceptions are thrown when some module of the project detects an error condition or if it handles some standard Java throwables.From the entry throwable
- There were only three exceptions to this complete predominance of English.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual…. From the entry predominance
Meaning of exception
- noun The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
- noun That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
- noun An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
Questions about the plural of exception
- What is the plural of exception?
- The plural of exception is exceptions.
- Is exception countable?
- Exception is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exception (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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