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a duplex apartment with all of the bedrooms on the second floor
Duplex can describe a confusing variety of things, depending on the technical field. Most of us use it as a noun: a duplex can be either a two-family house or a two-story apartment. In computer science and telecommunications, duplex (or full-duplex) communication can go in both directions at once, while half-duplex communication can go only one way at a time. In other areas, just translate duplex as "double" and see if the sentence makes sense.
1833
We live in the brick duplex.
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1922
: a building that is divided into two separate homes
: an apartment with two floors
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