\ ˈfās-ˌlift 
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\Definition of face-lift
1 : plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (such as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging
2 : an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize
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face-lift
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of face-lift
: surgery to make a person's face look younger (such as by removing wrinkles)
: changes made to something to make it more attractive or modern
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facelift
nounface·lift | \ ˈfā-ˌslift \
variants:
or face-lift also face-lifting \ -ˌslif-tiŋ \
\Medical Definition of facelift
: plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging
— called also rhytidectomy
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