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FACE SAVING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does face saving mean? 

FACE SAVING (noun)
  The noun FACE SAVING has 1 sense:

1. an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)play

  Familiarity information: FACE SAVING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FACE SAVING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

face saver; face saving

Hypernyms ("face saving" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)


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