"-plex" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /-plɛks/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -plex (“-fold”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-plex||-fold}} Latin -plex (“-fold”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -plex, {{en-suffix}} -plex
  1. Comprising a number of parts, as in duplex. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -fold Translations (comprising a number of parts): -pléacs [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en--plex-en-suffix-nPkuzQiQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'comprising a number of parts': 94 6
  2. (mathematics) ten to the power of the number, as in googolplex. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en--plex-en-suffix-T6B1MvgG Topics: mathematics, sciences

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