"except for" meaning in English

See except for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} except for, {{en-prep}} except for
  1. with the exception of
    Sense id: en-except_for-en-prep-kECMj-9p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: apart from, excepting, save for, apart, apart from, aside from, bar, barring, besides, but, but for, except, except for, excepting, excluding, forby [British, archaic, dialectal], modulo, not counting, other than [idiomatic], outtake [archaic], save, save for, with the exception of
     
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