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triplex
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1tri·plex

noun \ˈtri-ˌpleks, ˈtrī-\

Definition of TRIPLEX

: something (as an apartment) that is triplex
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First Known Use of TRIPLEX

1571

Rhymes with TRIPLEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, unsex, vertex, vortex

2triplex

adjective

Definition of TRIPLEX

1
: threefold, triple <triplex windows>
2
: having three apartments, floors, or sections <triplex buildings> <triplex apartments> <a triplex theater>
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Examples of TRIPLEX

  1. <a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor>

Origin of TRIPLEX

Latin, from tri- + -plex -fold — more at -fold
First Known Use: 1655

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Synonyms
threefold, treble, triadic, tripartite, triple

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