Word: exception
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
cep
tion
Definition: An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.
Morphemes:
Affix: except
Language: en
PoS: Conjunction
Meaning: Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: exceptus
Language: la
Decoded: exceptus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: taken out, having been taken out; excepted, having been excepted
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.