facade studyfa??ade also fa?cade (fə-s?d') pronunciationn. 1. The face of a building, especially the principal face. 2. An artificial or deceptive front: ideological slogans that were a fa?ade for geopolitical power struggles. [French, from Italian facciata, from faccia, face, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faciēs.] Source: Answers.com | About the image
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