Exception and Variation

Exception

Exception noun - Something that is different from what is ordinary or expected.

Usage example: her tardiness today is an exception; usually she's on time

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Variation and exception are semantically related In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Exception".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Exception and variation are semantically related in difference topic. Sometimes you can use "Exception" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

female	female exception	female variation
rare	rare exception	rare variation
notable	notable exception	notable variation
special	special exception	special variation
Other adjectives: particular, common, specific, mild, small, real, extreme, little, slight, main, interesting, noticeable, unique, heroic, possible, minor, unusual, odd, weird, strange, bizarre, occasional.

Always Chaotic Evil: Pointedly averted with demons, who are shown filling the entire spectrum of Dungeons & Dragons Character Alignments with the exception of any variation on Good.

Source: Western Animation / Ugly Americans
It doesn't matter what game he's in, guaranteed, Geese Howard will have a variation of this music track coming with him, with the only exception being the SNK vs.

Source: Bootstrapped Theme
In Homestuck, each of the lands of the B2 session, with the exception of LOPAN, have some variation of this.

Source: Grave Clouds

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