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Definition of facet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

facet

noun
 
/ˈfæsɪt/
 
/ˈfæsɪt/
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  1. facet (of something) a particular part or aspect of something
    • Now let's look at another facet of the problem.
    • The report examines every facet of the prison system.
    • the many facets of rural life
    Extra Examples
    • She has another important facet to her personality.
    • It is a curious facet of human nature that the more we have the more we want.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • interesting
    • distinct
    • …
    verb + facet
    • have
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  2. one of the flat sides of a jewel
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French facette, diminutive of face ‘face, side’, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.
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