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ɪkˈsept Preposition Work Day Sunday Matt I Socks

Word3 except
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /ɪkˈsept/ /ɪkˈsept/
Example
  • we work every day except sunday.
  • they all came except matt.
  • i had nothing on except for my socks.
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except

(preposition)/ɪkˈsept/ /ɪkˈsept/
  1. used before you mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true
    • SYNONYM apart from
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/apart-from
    • We work every day except Sunday.
    • They all came except Matt.
    • I had nothing on except for my socks.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.
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