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DUPLEX

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• DUPLEX (noun)
The noun DUPLEX has 2 senses:

1. a house with two units sharing a common wall
2. an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase

Familiarity information: DUPLEX used as a noun is rare.

• DUPLEX (adjective)
The adjective DUPLEX has 2 senses:

1. (used technically of a device or process) having two parts
2. allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

Familiarity information: DUPLEX used as an adjective is rare.

• DUPLEX (verb)
The verb DUPLEX has 1 sense:

1. change into a duplex

Familiarity information: DUPLEX used as a verb is very rare.

• DUPLEX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A house with two units sharing a common wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

duplex; duplex house; semidetached house

Hypernyms ("duplex" is a kind of...):

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

duplex apartment; duplex

Hypernyms ("duplex" is a kind of...):

apartment; flat (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)

• DUPLEX (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(used technically of a device or process) having two parts

Context example:

a duplex transaction

Similar:

multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

Context examples:

duplex system / duplex telephony

Similar:

bidirectional (reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions)

Domain category:

telecom; telecommunication ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)

• DUPLEX (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Change into a duplex

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "duplex" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
(English proverb)
"Take a big bite, but don't say a big word."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"Sit where you are welcomed and helped, and don't sit where you are not welcomed."
(Arabic proverb)
"If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them."
(Corsican proverb)

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