Facadectomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Facadectomy is a noun meaning (architecture) The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
Meaning
(architecture) The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
More Meanings
- (architecture) The removal and replacement of a building's facade.
Word Forms
- facadectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include facadism, frontal, facade, fronton, frontispiece, shirtfront.
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