duplexdu‧plex /ˈdjuːpleks $ ˈduː-/ noun [countable] American English 
Word Origin
a type of house that is divided into two parts, so that it has two separate homes in it
Word OriginWORD ORIGINduplex
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 Latin duo ‘two’ + plex ‘fold’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- As I stood at the lower landing of this duplex.
- Many of these cards also include 3D, surround sound and full duplex features.
- Non-radioactive oligonucleotide duplexes were prepared the same way by mixing 2 pmol each of the complementary strands.
- She knew a couple of friends elsewhere who lived together under the pretense of sharing an apartment or duplex.
- T m measurements were made using total single strand concentrations of 18 and 8µM for duplexes 1 and 4 respectively.
- The other thing that we did was check the bypass because that is really what you should use for duplex.
- This is called full duplex operation.
- Two years ago, once-stagnant rents started to skyrocket, and the value of his duplex increased dramatically.
THESAURUS► house
a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live in: · Annie and Rick have just bought their first house.· The price of houses is going up all the time.
► detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house: · a detached four-bedroomed house
► semi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one side
► terraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined together
► townhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a city: · an 18th-century townhouse in Bath
► cottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UK: · a little cottage in the country· a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)
► bungalow a small house that is all on one level: · Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.
► country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interest: · The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.
► mansion a very large house: · the family’s Beverly Hills mansion
► mobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place
► ranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one level: · a California ranch house
► duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
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a type of house that is divided into two parts, so that it has two separate homes in it