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   Fac·et

   /ˈfasət/

   

   noun

   • 1. one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem. Similar surfacefacesideplaneangleslant
   • ▪ a particular aspect or feature of something: "participation by the laity in all facets of church life" Similar aspectfeaturesidedimensionparticularcharacteristicdetailpointingredientstrandfactorcomponentconstituentelementpartsectionportionpiecebitangleslantsenserespectregardwayviewpointstandpoint
   • ▪ any of the individual units (ommatidia) that make up the compound eye of an insect or crustacean.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French facette, diminutive of face ‘face, side’ (see face).

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