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on the face of

on the face of prepositional phrase: notwithstanding.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Notwithstanding.
    • On the face of all the evidence, he was found guilty.

Forms of on the face of

alternative formin the face of

Questions about on the face of

What does on the face of mean?
On the face of means notwithstanding.
What part of speech is on the face of?
On the face of is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the face of in the dictionary

  1. on the dry
  2. on the earie
  3. on the edge
  4. on the edge of
  5. on the edge of one's seat
  6. on the face of
  7. on the face of it
  8. on the face of the earth
  9. on the fence
  10. on the fiddle
  11. on the flat

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