Exceptionability

/ɪkˌsɛpʃənəˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being able to be excepted or of being subject to exception.

Etymology

From 'exception' + '-ability' suffix. Built on the Latin root 'exceptus' with English suffixes added for the quality of being exceptionable.

Kelly Says

This word piles suffixes so heavily it feels almost comical—it's one of those technical philosophical terms used to discuss whether something can *possibly* be left out of a rule.

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