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triplex

[ trip-leks, trahy-pleks ]
/ ˈtrɪp lɛks, ˈtraɪ plɛks /
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adjective

threefold; triple.

noun

something triple.
Music. triple time.
an apartment having three floors.
a multiplex of three theaters or movie houses.

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Origin of triplex

1595–1605; <Latin triplex (stem triplic-) threefold, equivalent to tri-tri- + -plex-plex

Words nearby triplex

tripleton, triple-tongue, triple vision, triple voile, triple witching hour, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, trip line, triplite, triploblastic
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Words related to triplex

trio, troika, triumvirate, triad, trinity, triplicity, triplet, third, triplicate, trilogy, trichotomy, trivium, ternion, ternary, menage a trois, tripartition

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British Dictionary definitions for triplex (1 of 2)

triplex
/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /

adjective

a less common word for triple

Word Origin for triplex

C17: from Latin: threefold, from tri- + -plex -fold

British Dictionary definitions for triplex (2 of 2)

Triplex
/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /

noun

trademark British a laminated safety glass, as used in car windows
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