FACADE


Meaning of FACADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also fa·çade fə-ˈsäd

Etymology: French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia face, from Vulgar Latin * facia

Date: circa 1681

1. : the front of a building ; also : any face of a building given special architectural treatment

a museum's east facade

2. : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.