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Word: Duplex
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (as an adjective): from Latin duplex, duplic-, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The noun dates from the 1920s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdjuːplɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a residential building divided into two apartments.
Short Definition:residential building divided into two apartments
Definition:
a double-stranded polynucleotide molecule.
Short Definition:double-stranded polynucleotide molecule
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