apart from
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apart from
prep.
With the exception of; besides: Apart from a few scratches, the car was undamaged.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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apart from, aside from
Apart from has been standard in British English from the early 17th century (e.g.
There are few exciting and visitable relics of [Mesolithic] human life apart from caves—R. Muir, 1983
The raven, who apart from anything else was much stronger in the air than the dove—Julian Barnes, 1989); aside from, an equivalent expression used alongside apart from in American English since the early 19th century
(Cutler believes that, aside from voyeuristic entertainment, the show will influence the presidential election year—Philadelphia Weekly, 2004)is now found from time to time in British English contexts
(Aside from abolition of exchange controls by the other major economies, the Government insists that Britain's inflation rate be brought more in line with that of her trading partners—Guardian, 1989
Aside from his corporate profile, however, little is known of Lord Browne the man—Herald (Glasgow), 2007).
| any, anxious, anticipate | |
| apartheid, apex, apiece |
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apart from
Also,
aside from. Besides, except for. For example, Apart from jogging occasionally in the park, she gets no exercise, or Aside from Sunday dinner with his parents they have not gone out for months. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the variant from the
early 1800s.
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