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    du·plex
    /ˈdo͞oˌpleks/

    noun

    • 1. a house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each. North American
    • 2. a double-stranded polynucleotide molecule.

    adjective

    • 1. (of a house) consisting of two apartments. North American
    • 2. (of paper or board) having two differently colored layers or sides.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUPLEX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DUPLEX definition: 1. a set of rooms for living in that are on two floors of a building 2. a pair of small houses on a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › duplexDuplex Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DUPLEX is having two principal elements or parts : double, twofold. How to use duplex in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › duplexDUPLEX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    (of a machine) having two identical working units, operating together or independently, in a single framework or assembly. pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system, as most telephone systems, permitting the simultaneous transmission of two messages in opposite directions over one channel. verb (used with object)

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › duplexDuplex - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Living in a duplex is great — unless the people with whom you share a wall like to have all-night yodeling parties. In the U.K. a duplex is an apartment with an upstairs and a downstairs, but in North America a duplex is a building divided into two separate living spaces.

  6. www.zillow.com › learn › what-is-a-duplexWhat Is a Duplex? | Zillow

    Jan 6, 2022 · A duplex is a multifamily home that sits on a single plot of land with two units separated by a wall or floor. Units are either side-by-side like in a townhouse or condominium, or stacked on top of one another like an apartment. The floorplan below is an example of a side-by-side duplex house.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUPLEX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DUPLEX meaning: 1. a set of rooms for living in that are on two floors of a building 2. a pair of small houses on a…. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUPLEX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. US and Canadian. a duplex apartment or house. 2. a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. adjective. 3. having two parts.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › DuplexDuplex - definition of duplex by The Free Dictionary

    1. (Architecture) US and Canadian a duplex apartment or house. 2. (Chemistry) a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. adj. 3. having two parts. 4. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionduplex adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    (of communications systems, computer systems, radio, etc.) allowing signals to be sent in both directions at the same time. A common application of duplex communication is in online chat systems. Topics Computers c2. Check pronunciation: duplex. Definition of duplex adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › duplexduplex | meaning of duplex in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    duplex meaning, definition, what is duplex: a type of house that is divided into two...: Learn more.