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Word: Facade
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French façade, from face ‘face’, on the pattern of Italian facciata
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fəˈsɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space
Short Definition:principal front of building, that faces on to street or open space
Examples:- the house has a half-timbered facade
Definition:
a deceptive outward appearance
Short Definition:deceptive outward appearance
Examples:- her flawless public facade masked private despair
Variant Forms:
- façade
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