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a·bout-face  (-boutfs) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.
    2. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.
  2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.
intr.v.
a·bout-·faced, a·bout-·fac·ing, a·bout-·fac·es
To reverse direction.



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