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Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. eight-plex Brit.

/ˈeɪtplɛks/, U.S.

/ˈeɪtˌplɛks/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -plex.

Etymology: < classical Latin -plex, suffix (in e.g. simplex simplex adj., duplex duplex adj.) < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek πλέκειν to plait (see fold v.¹).Classical Latin -plex is attached chiefly to cardinal numbers (and adjectives meaning ‘many’) to form adjectives, as simplex , duplex , triplex , multiplex , etc. First recorded in English adjectives derived from these Latin adjectives, from the late 16th cent. The use of duplex and related words in Telegraphy led to the occasional development of further terms on Latin analogies, as contraplex adj., diplex adj., in the late 19th cent. From the early 20th cent. the sequence duplex , triplex , etc., was used for nouns designating ‘a building or dwelling divided into two (three, etc.) floors, residences, or the like’ (compare also quadplex n.), and gave rise to analogous formations on English numerals, examples of which are given here.

A terminal element equivalent to English -fold suffix, forming nouns and adjectives; spec. (originally U.S.) with a numeral as first element, (a) designating a building divided into a number of separate units; (b) designating a multiplex cinema consisting of a given number of screens.

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1970 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 9 Feb. 18/5 Recently, it has gone to ‘six-plexes’ in Omaha, Dallas and Houston.

1974 R. J. Bond Calif. Real Estate Pract. i. 4/2 The duplex, triplex, and quadruplex (or fourplex) are forms of housing where the owner..can live in one unit while renting the others.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 16 June 11- c/5 (advt.) Year old 8 plex [etc.]... Pocket the income from our well located four plex.

1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. 28 K-B will spend $1 million to renovate a former Kresge's store and create a ‘five-plex’ theater.

1986 Toronto Star 28 May d1/4 (advt.) Large Victorian triplex. Potential for legal 6 plex. Lane, private drive.

1992 S. Gould Jumper ii. v. 62 If people wanted a real movie theatre, they had to drive to the sixplex in Waverly.

2002 Time 20 May 75/1 This week, instead of Star Wars bouncing Spider-Man from theaters, the mall eight-plex is likely to give you five Star Wars and three Spider-Mans.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	-plex
释义	-plexsuffix¹ Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. eight-plex Brit. /ˈeɪtplɛks/, U.S. /ˈeɪtˌplɛks/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -plex. Etymology: < classical Latin -plex, suffix (in e.g. simplex simplex adj., duplex duplex adj.) < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek πλέκειν to plait (see fold v.¹).Classical Latin -plex is attached chiefly to cardinal numbers (and adjectives meaning ‘many’) to form adjectives, as simplex , duplex , triplex , multiplex , etc. First recorded in English adjectives derived from these Latin adjectives, from the late 16th cent. The use of duplex and related words in Telegraphy led to the occasional development of further terms on Latin analogies, as contraplex adj., diplex adj., in the late 19th cent. From the early 20th cent. the sequence duplex , triplex , etc., was used for nouns designating ‘a building or dwelling divided into two (three, etc.) floors, residences, or the like’ (compare also quadplex n.), and gave rise to analogous formations on English numerals, examples of which are given here. A terminal element equivalent to English -fold suffix, forming nouns and adjectives; spec. (originally U.S.) with a numeral as first element, (a) designating a building divided into a number of separate units; (b) designating a multiplex cinema consisting of a given number of screens. ΚΠ 1970 Barron's National Business & Financial Weekly 9 Feb. 18/5 Recently, it has gone to ‘six-plexes’ in Omaha, Dallas and Houston. 1974 R. J. Bond Calif. Real Estate Pract. i. 4/2 The duplex, triplex, and quadruplex (or fourplex) are forms of housing where the owner..can live in one unit while renting the others. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 16 June 11- c/5 (advt.) Year old 8 plex [etc.]... Pocket the income from our well located four plex. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. 28 K-B will spend $1 million to renovate a former Kresge's store and create a ‘five-plex’ theater. 1986 Toronto Star 28 May d1/4 (advt.) Large Victorian triplex. Potential for legal 6 plex. Lane, private drive. 1992 S. Gould Jumper ii. v. 62 If people wanted a real movie theatre, they had to drive to the sixplex in Waverly. 2002 Time 20 May 75/1 This week, instead of Star Wars bouncing Spider-Man from theaters, the mall eight-plex is likely to give you five Star Wars and three Spider-Mans. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). -plexsuffix² Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: complex n. Etymology: Shortened < complex n. A terminal element in several blends designating integrated industrial or commercial establishments or complexes, as metroplex n., nuplex n., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < suffix¹1970suffix²
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