Main Entry: ¹du·plex

Pronunciation: \ˈdü-ˌpleks also ˈdyü-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin, from duo two + -plex -fold — more at two, -fold

Date: 1567

1 a : having two principal elements or parts : double, twofold b : having two complementary polynucleotide strands of DNA or of DNA and RNA
2 : allowing telecommunication in opposite directions simultaneously