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du·plex
 duplex
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- pronunciation:
- du
pleks
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having two parts; twofold; double.
- similar words:
- duplicate
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| related words: |
double, twin |
(adj.)duplex
+ noun
block, communication, condo, corner, garden, kidney, living, mode, outlet, palm, penthouse, rental, resident, scanning, suite
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an apartment with rooms on two levels.
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| definition 2: |
a house divided into two apartments.
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adjective + (n.)duplex
pale, single
verb + (n.)duplex
ace, build, contain, design, live, price, row, scatter, serve
noun + (n.)duplex
apartment, bungalow, edge, feature, home, house, ranch, row, south, town, townhouse, unit, wave
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| derivation: |
duplexity (n.) |
The word duplex
contains the following parts:
du, duo
Latin
root
that means two
  Example words:
dual, duet, duo, duodecimal, duodecimo, duodenum, duologue, duopoly, duple, duplex, duplicate, duplicity
- synonyms:
- bi-, bin-, di-2, diplo-
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplex, duplicate, explicable, explicate, implicate, implication, imply, inexplicable, multiplication, multiply1, perplex
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