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facadectomy

noun

Etymology

From facade + -ectomy.

  1. derived from faciēs
  2. derived from facciata
  3. borrowed from façade
  4. suffixed as facadectomy — “facade + ectomy”

Definitions

  1. The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the…

    The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.

  2. The removal and replacement of a building's facade.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA