Etymology

-plex

Today it means: Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex. Full definition →

Latin -plex
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  1. Latin · borrowed from-plex
  2. Latin · borrowed from-plex
  3. English today-plex

Borrowed from Latin -plex (“fold”).

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