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FACADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The face or front of a building
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("facade" is a kind of...):
front (the side that is seen or that goes first)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "facade"):
frontispiece (an ornamental facade)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Synonyms:
facade; window dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("facade" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
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