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duplex

adjective noun verb

Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
X
Contains
UP
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈduplɛks

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously

    “Duplex system”

adjective

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

    “A duplex transaction”

noun

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

noun

  1. A house with two units sharing a common wall

verb

  1. Change into a duplex

In context

Example Sentences

Duplex system
Duplex telephony
A duplex transaction

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