aside from

APART FROM, besides, in addition to, not counting, barring, other than, but (for), excluding, not including, except (for), excepting, leaving out, save (for).

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apart from

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aside from

chiefly US

1 : not including (something) : with the exception of (something)

Aside from [=apart from, except for] a few pieces of bread, the food is gone.

The movie has been praised by most people, aside from a few critics who have called its happy ending trite and predictable.

2 : in addition to (something) : ↑besides

Aside from being well written, the book is also beautifully illustrated

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Main Entry: ↑aside

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aˈside from [aside from] preposition (especially NAmE)

= ↑apart from

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Aside from a few scratches, I'm OK.

 

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except

Making an exception

▪ She wrote all of the songs on the album

except for

▪ the final track.

Apart from

▪ /

aside from

▪ the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.

▪ The songwriting —

with a few minor exceptions

▪ — is of a very high quality.

▪ With only

one or two exceptions

▪, the songwriting is of a very high quality.

▪ The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long,

with the notable exception of

▪ the title track.

With the exception of

▪ the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.

▪ Here is a list of all the band's CDs,

excluding

▪ unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.