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frontage

front·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruhn-tij]
    • /ˈfrʌn tɪdʒ/
    • /ˈfrʌn.tɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhn-tij]
    • /ˈfrʌn tɪdʒ/

Definitions of frontage word

  • noun frontage the front of a building or lot. 1
  • noun frontage the lineal extent of this front: a frontage of 200 feet. 1
  • noun frontage the direction it faces: The house has an ocean frontage. 1
  • noun frontage land abutting on a river, street, etc.: He was willing to pay the higher cost of a lake frontage. 1
  • noun frontage the land between a building and the street, a body of water, etc.: He complained that the new sidewalk would decrease his frontage. 1
  • noun frontage The facade of a building. 1

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Origin of frontage

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; front + -age

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Parts of speech for Frontage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frontage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

frontage usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for frontage

noun frontage

  • front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
  • frontal — of, in, or at the front: a frontal view; frontal attack.
  • frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • facade — Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.

Antonyms for frontage

noun frontage

  • back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
  • rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.

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