Synonym: elision, exclusion. Similar words: reception, perception, conception, except for, deceptive, option, adoption, corruption. Meaning: [-pʃn] 
n. 1. a deliberate act of omission 2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization 3. grounds for adverse criticism.
n. 1. a deliberate act of omission 2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization 3. grounds for adverse criticism. 
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(61) With the exception of teak, this is the finest wood for boat construction.
(62) The weather had been rainy for days, and the day of the race was no exception.
(63) I took the view that an exception should be made in this case.
(64) The law applies to all EU countries; Britain is no exception .
(65) However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.
(66) A series of payments used to be the exception rather than the rule .
(67) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last.
(68) Most company directors are middle-aged men, but this 28-year-old woman is an exception that proves the rule.
(69) Wine-making and accountants don't usually go together, but Thierry Hasard is an exception that proves the rule.
(70) Most people here are very dedicated; I'm afraid Rhea's the exception that proves the rule.
(71) Without exception, all employees must carry their identity card with them at all times.
(72) Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.
(73) Her books are always entertaining and this one is no exception.
(74) All his family have red hair except him. He is the exception which proves the rule.
(75) Nowadays a job for life is very much the exception rather than the rule.
(76) I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last.
(77) She took exception to having to wait outside in the rain.
(78) Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule .
(79) The spelling of this word is an interesting exception to the rule .
(80) With the exception of Jonathan Edwards(Sentence dictionary), Britain had no chance of striking gold on track and field.
(81) The whole of the island was flooded with the exception of a small area in the north.
(82) The Queretaro cooperative project, I believe, was no exception.
(83) The exceptional Cops is the exception to everything.
(84) This provides an exception to the no-costs rule in arbitration cases.
(85) The big exception is the most vital crop of all: sugar.
(86) One exception, however, is the growing number of evangelical churches, which are very active in radio and television.
(87) You will see that almost without exception they have been included in this final document.
(88) Over the past weeks, Milosevic has alternated between repression and reconciliation, and this week was no exception.
(89) The only exception, Hall argues, is if a new entrepreneurial tradition could be created in the inner city.
(90) We decided that it would be wrong to make an exception even for such an exceptional benefaction.
More similar words: reception, perception, conception, except for, deceptive, option, adoption, corruption, assumption, consumption, description, prescription, exceed, concept, excessive, in excess of, acceptable, acceptance, antiseptic, bumptious, notion, nation, motion, action, auction, fiction, question, edition, portion, mention.