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   fa·cade

   /fəˈsäd/

   noun

   • 1. the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space. Similar frontfrontagefaceaspectelevationexterioroutside
   • ▪ an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality: "her flawless public facade masked private despair" Similar showfrontappearancefalse displaypretensesimulationaffectationsemblanceillusionpostureposeshamfakeactmasqueradecharadeguisemaskcloakveilveneer

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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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