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facade definition

fa·cade or façade fa·çade′ (fə säd)

noun

  1. the front of a building; part of a building facing a street, courtyard, etc.
  2. the front part of anything: often used figuratively, with implications of an imposing appearance concealing something inferior

Etymology: Fr < It facciata < faccia < VL facia: see face

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