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| other than |
except. [1/2 definitions] |
| periosteum |
a tough, fibrous membrane that covers all bones except at the joints. |
| rank1 |
(pl.) the persons who make up an organization, esp. the military, except for the officers or those in high administrative positions. [1/10 definitions] |
| Rhodesian man |
an extinct primitive man of the late Pleistocene Era, whose skeletal remains, found in southern Africa, are similar to modern man except for a large skull and low, massive brow ridges. |
| save2 |
except. [1/2 definitions] |
| saving |
except; save. [2/8 definitions] |
| sclera |
the tough fibrous white or blue-white tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea. |
| secret |
kept from all except those involved. [1/8 definitions] |
| short of |
including every possibility except. [1/2 definitions] |
| soma1 |
the body of an organism, except for the germ cells. |
| somatic cell |
any of an organism's cells that contribute to the formation of the body, being differentiated into the various tissues and organs, except for germ cells. |
| than |
except; besides; but. [1/2 definitions] |
| unless |
except under the condition that; except if. [2/3 definitions] |
| unto |
to (except when to is used in an infinitive). [1/2 definitions] |
| wadi |
in North Africa and the Middle East, a watercourse, riverbed, or valley that remains dry except when it rains. [1/2 definitions] |
| weekday |
any day of the week except those of the weekend. [1/2 definitions] |
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