facadectomy

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounfacadectomy (plural facadectomies)

plural facadectomies

  1. architectureThe retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
  2. architectureThe removal and replacement of a building's facade.

Origin

From facade + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with facadectomy

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Cite this entry
APA

facadectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facadectomy

MLA

“facadectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facadectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facadectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facadectomy.

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