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duplex
[ doo-pleks, dyoo- ]
/ Ëdu plÉks, Ëdyu- /
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noun
adjective
verb (used with object)
to make duplex; make or change into a duplex: Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.
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OTHER WORDS FROM duplex
du·plex·i·ty, nounWords nearby duplex
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British Dictionary definitions for duplex
duplex
/ (ËdjuËplÉks) /
noun
US and Canadian a duplex apartment or house
a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule
adjective
having two parts
machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function
permitting the transmission of simultaneous signals in both directions in a radio, telecommunications, or computer channel
Derived forms of duplex
duplexity, nounWord Origin for duplex
C19: from Latin: twofold, from duo two + -plex -fold
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