eccezione
exception
noun ehk-cheh-TZYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin exceptio, 'a taking out'
Usage Note
Eccezione lives in the proverb l'eccezione conferma la regola ('the exception proves the rule'). You say fare un'eccezione ('to make an exception') and a eccezione di ('except for'). Note double c (pronounced 'k-ch') and the z as 'ts'.
Examples
"Facciamo un'eccezione per te."
Natural Translation
We'll make an exception for you.
Literal Translation
We-make an exception for you.

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