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Definition of: about-face
(ə·bout′fās′) noun
1. Mil. A drill movement and command for pivoting about to face in exactly the opposite direction.
2. Any turning around or reversal, as of opinion or point of view, especially if sudden.
—v.i. (ə) ·bout′fās′) -faced, -fac·ing
1. To perform an about-face.
2. To change one's opinions, ways, etc.
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