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facade

Pronunciation: /fəˈsɑ(ː)d/

The English word “facade” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
  2. The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
  3. A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
  4. An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

verb

  1. To cover or disguise an outward appearance.

Etymology

Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.

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