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duplex
 
SYLLABICATION:du·plex
PRONUNCIATION:  dplks, dy-
ADJECTIVE:1. Twofold; double. 2. Having two apartments, divisions, or floors. 3. Relating to or being a single assembly of machinery having two identical units that are capable of operating simultaneously or independently. 4. Electronics Of or relating to a communications mode, as in a telephone system, that provides simultaneous transmission and reception in both directions.
NOUN:1. A house divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances. 2. Something, such as an apartment, that is duplex.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin. See dwo- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:du·plexi·ty (-plks-t) —NOUN
 
 
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