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Definition of: facade
(fə·säd′, fa-; Fr. fá·sád′) noun
1. Archit. The front or chief face of a building.
2. The front, visible part, or most conspicuous part of an institution, often designed to convey a favorable impression of the whole. [<F <face a face, on analogy with Ital. facciata, both ult. <L facies a face]
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