excepˈtionalism noun

exceptionalˈity noun

excepˈtionally adverb

excepˈtious adjective (archaic)

Disposed to take exception

excepˈtive adjective

Including, making or being an exception

exceptˈless adjective (Shakespeare)

Making no exception, usual

excepˈtor noun

except for

1. Apart from
2. Not including or counting

take exception

To object (to)

the exception proves the rule

1. The existence of an exception to a supposed rule proves the general truth of the rule (often used in argument when no such conclusion is justified)
2. A distorted translation of a part of a legal Latin phrase meaning ‘the making of an exception proves that the rule holds in cases not excepted’