save 3 BrE AmE ( also ˈsave for ) preposition formal
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sauf , from sauf (adjective); ⇨ ↑ safe 1 ]
except:
She answered all the questions save one.
save that
Little is known about his early life, save that he had a brother.
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THESAURUS
▪ except used when saying that a statement does not include a particular person or thing. At the beginning of a sentence, you must use except for , not just except , before a noun:
The office is open every day except Sundays.
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Except for a man walking his dog, the park was empty.
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Most of the critics liked the play, except for one critic on the 'Los Angeles Times'.
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Except for a few years in the early sixties and seventies, inflation has been a continuing feature of American life since World War II.
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The area looks very much like the state of Iowa, except that it is surrounded by beautiful snow-covered mountains.
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Except in an emergency, these doors must remain closed.
▪ apart from/aside from used when mentioning one or two things that do not fit the main thing that you are saying:
Aside from one or two minor errors, this is an excellent piece of research.
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The films were all made in Hollywood, apart from one, which was made in the UK.
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The weather was not very good in the first week. Apart from that, it was a good holiday.
▪ excluding/not including used when saying that something, especially a total number or amount, does not include a particular thing or person. Excluding is more formal than not including :
The software costs $49.95, not including tax.
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Excluding students, the total number of unemployed rose from 2 million to 2.3 million.
▪ with the exception of formal except for one particular person or thing:
Denmark has more wind turbines than any other place in the world, with the exception of California.
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With the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women.
▪ but used especially after words such as nothing, all, any, anyone, everything or everyone when saying that something is the only thing, or someone is the only person:
There is nothing but trees, for mile after mile.
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The garment covers everything but the eyes.
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All but a few of her family died of the disease.
▪ save formal used for mentioning the only person or thing which is not included in what you are saying:
Every man she had ever loved, save her father, was now dead.