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   facade

   /fəˈsɑːd/

   noun

   • 1. the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space: "the house has a half-timbered facade" Similar frontfrontagefaceaspectelevationexterioroutside
   • 2. a deceptive outward appearance: "her flawless public facade masked private despair" Similar showfrontappearancefalse displaypretencesimulationaffectationsemblanceillusionpostureposeshamfakeactmasqueradecharadeguisemaskcloakveilveneer

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French façade, from face ‘face’, on the pattern of Italian facciata.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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