eightplex

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noun

A building divided into eight separate residences or commercial premises.

OriginProto-Indo-European *pel-der.? ← English eight ← Middle English eighte →
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Meanings

nouneightplex (plural eightplexes)

plural eightplexes

  1. USA building divided into eight separate residences or commercial premises.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahtōu
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ahtō
  4. Old Englisheahta
  5. Middle Englisheighte
  6. Englisheight
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pel-der.?
  8. Englisheightplex

From eight + -plex.

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APA

eightplex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightplex

MLA

“eightplex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightplex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eightplex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightplex.

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