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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:a·bout-face
PRONUNCIATION:-boutfs
NOUN:1a. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation. b. A military command to turn clockwise 180°. 2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: a·bout-·faced, a·bout-·fac·ing, a·bout-·fac·es
To reverse direction.
 
 
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