Etymology

plex

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Today it means: A building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside. Full definition →

Latin plectere
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  1. Latin · derived fromplectere
  2. English todayplex

Ultimately from -plex, from Latin plectere

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