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facadism.

the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fəˈsɑːd.ɪzəm/UK/fəˈsɑːd.ɪzm̩/UK
  1. the practice of retaining only the facade of an old building when redeveloping a site.

    uncountable
  2. a method where the facade is designed and/or constructed independently of the remainder of the rest of the building.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

* facade + -ism

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