Meaning

noun the extent of land abutting on a street or water

noun the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

noun the face or front of a building

originEtymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English frontage From front + -age.

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