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Exception that proves the rule

Summary

Exception that proves the rule is a proverb[1]. It draws 188 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #13 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Exception that proves the rule's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].
  • Exception that proves the rule's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Madehub-L'exception qui confirme la règle.wav[4].
  • Exception that proves the rule's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026j0n_[5].
  • Exception that proves the rule's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779337493[6].

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Designation and Status

Exception that proves the rule's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].

Why It Matters

Exception that proves the rule draws 188 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #13 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Exception that proves the rule. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/exception-that-proves-the-rule
MLA “Exception that proves the rule.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/exception-that-proves-the-rule.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_exception-that-proves-the-rule_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Exception that proves the rule}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/exception-that-proves-the-rule}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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