duplex
noun/ˈdjuːpleks/
/ˈduːpleks/
- (North American English) a building divided into two homes or apartments with separate entrancesTopics Houses and homesc2
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- (British English) a flat with rooms on two floorsTopics Houses and homesc2
- (Australian English, North American English) a house that is joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared; a semi-detached houseTopics Houses and homesc2
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin duplex, duplic-, from duo ‘two’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The noun dates from the 1920s.
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