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triplex

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tri·plex  (trplks, trplks)
adj.
1. Composed of three parts; threefold; triple.
2. Having three apartments, divisions, or floors: a triplex apartment building; a triplex cinema.
n.
Something, such as an apartment building, that is triplex: We live in a triplex.

[Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

triplex [ˈtrɪplɛks]
adj
a less common word for triple
[from Latin: threefold, from tri- + -plex -fold]

Triplex [ˈtrɪplɛks]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)™ Brit a laminated safety glass, as used in car windows
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.triplex - having three units or components or elementstriplex - having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"
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In truth, to restrain his tears at such a crisis the poor wretch's heart must have been encased in more of the aes triplex -- "the triple brass" -- than Horace bestows upon the sailor who first visited the terrifying Acroceraunian shoals.
 
 
 
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