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fron·tal 1
(frŭn′tl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front: a frontal attack.
2. Anatomy
a. Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
b. Of or relating to the frontal plane.
3. Of or relating to a meteorological front.
fron′tal·ly adv.
fron·tal 2
(frŭn′tl)n.
1. A drapery covering the front of an altar.
2. The façade of a building.
[Middle English frontel, from Old French, from Medieval Latin frontāle, from Latin frōns, front-, forehead, front.]
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Adv. | 1. | frontally - in, at, or toward the front |
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