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FACADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The face or front of a building

Synonyms:

facade; frontage; frontal

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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