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exempt.

Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪɡˈzɛmpt//ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/
  1. Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.

    not-comparable
    In their country all women are exempt from military service.
    His income is so small that it is exempt from tax.
  2. Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.

    not-comparable
  3. Cut off; set apart.

    not-comparable · obsolete
  4. Extraordinary; exceptional.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

noun/ɪɡˈzɛmpt//ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/
  1. One who has been released from something.

  2. A type of French police officer.

    historical
  3. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.

    UK
Where this word comes from

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

verb/ɪɡˈzɛmpt//ɛɡˈzɛm(p)t/
  1. To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.

    transitive
    Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.
Where this word comes from

From Middle French exempt, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximō.

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