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without exception

without exception prepositional phrase: exceptionlessly; in their entirety.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Exceptionlessly; in their entirety.
    • "Was everyone there?" / "Yes. Without exception".
    • Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30
    Synonyms:
    exceptionlessly

Synonyms of without exception

Questions about without exception

What does without exception mean?
Without exception means exceptionlessly; in their entirety.
What part of speech is without exception?
Without exception is a prepositional phrase.

Words near without exception in the dictionary

  1. without ceremony
  2. without coffee
  3. without day
  4. without doubt
  5. without end
  6. without exception
  7. without fail
  8. without fear or favor
  9. without fear or favour
  10. without further adieu
  11. without further ado

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