Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside. · A designated portion of a disk, usually set up to mirror some of the contents. · A tree-like structure in which each child can have multiple parents. · Clipping of multiplex.
Ultimately from -plex, from Latin plectere
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