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-plex

/-plɛks/

-plex suffix: comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.

Suffix

-plex

  1. Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.
  2. ten to the power of the number, as in googolplex.

Origin of -plex

Borrowed from Latin -plex (“fold”).

Questions about -plex

What does -plex mean?
-plex means comprising a number of parts, as in duplex.
What part of speech is -plex?
-plex is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -plex?
-plex is pronounced /-plɛks/.

Words near -plex in the dictionary

  1. -plasy
  2. -platin
  3. -ple
  4. -plegia
  5. -plegic
  6. -plex
  7. -plinerved
  8. -ploid
  9. -ploidy
  10. -plon
  11. -pnea

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