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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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fas·ci·a  audio  (fsh-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. fas·ci·ae  (fsh-, fsh-) KEY 
  1. Anatomy A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
  2. A broad and distinct band of color.
  3. (also fsh-) Architecture A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.
  4. (fsh) Chiefly British The dashboard of a motor vehicle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, band

OTHER FORMS:
fasci·al(Adjective)


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