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duplex

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) duplex (adjective)
  2. 2) duplex (verb)
  3. 3) duplex (noun)
  4. duplex apartment (noun)
  5. duplex bag (noun)
  6. duplex dahlia (noun)
  7. duplex house (noun)
  8. duplex iron (noun)
  9. duplex lock (noun)
  10. duplex process (noun)
  11. duplex pump (noun)
  12. duplex querela (noun)
  13. duplex steel (noun)
  14. full duplex (noun)
  15. half duplex (noun)

1du·plex

adj \ˈdü-ˌpleks also ˈdyü-\

Definition of DUPLEX

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
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Examples of DUPLEX

  1. <a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor>

Origin of DUPLEX

Latin, from duo two + -plex -fold — more at two, -fold
First Known Use: 1567

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