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\ äⁿfȧs \
Definition of en face
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : facing forward : having face or front forward
a portrait en face
2 : opposite a collection of French poems with English translation en face
enface
transitive verben·face | \ ə̇nˈfās, en- \
Definition of enface (Entry 2 of 2)
British
: to write or print on the face of (a draft or bill)
enface drafts with memoranda also : to write or print (a memorandum or direction) on the face of a draft or bill
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