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Definition of TRIPLEX

  • ️Thu Feb 13 2025

: something (such as an apartment) that is triplex

2

: having three apartments, floors, or sections

Synonyms

Examples of triplex in a Sentence

Adjective

a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor

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The 3,140-square-foot triplex includes 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stunning Manhattan skyline views. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025 The multi-billionaire media tycoon, who currently owns Fox News and News Corp, sold his triplex at One Madison for roughly $23.8 million, per Crain’s New York Business. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2024

Called The Pearl, the triplex penthouse is within The Watermark, a lavish condo building developed by Fraser Wellon and perched directly above Grand Cayman’s iconic Seven Mile Beach. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025 About 80% of zero-bedroom homes were part of a duplex, triplex or apartment complex. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for triplex 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin, from tri- + -plex -fold — more at -fold

First Known Use

Noun

1571, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of triplex was in 1571

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“Triplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triplex. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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Last Updated: 13 Feb 2025 - Updated example sentences

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