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façade
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façade, n. [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See Face.].
The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its façade unfinished, though the interior may be in use. [1913 Webster]
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