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accept or except · word that means ‘excluding’

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Your new ahaExcept.

Except commonly means excluding or apart from. Source: Wiktionary: except ↗

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  1. 48farther / further · the form often preferred for physical distanceRECALL
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    Both can describe physical distance. Many style guides prefer farther for that sense, while further also means additional.

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  2. 49farther / further · the form meaning additionalRECALL
    Further.

    For example: ‘For further information, see the guide.’

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  3. 50than or then · word that means at that time or nextRECALL
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    Then relates to time or sequence; than compares things.

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