triplex

1 of 2

noun

tri·​plex ˈtri-ˌpleks How to pronounce triplex (audio) ˈtrī- How to pronounce triplex (audio)
: something (such as an apartment) that is triplex

triplex

2 of 2

adjective

1
: threefold, triple
triplex windows
2
: having three apartments, floors, or sections
triplex buildings
triplex apartments
a triplex theater

Examples of triplex in a Sentence

Adjective a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor
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Noun
Click here to see more photos of the West Village triplex. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025 Emmy Manley, 22, who lives in an affordable neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, has had to pay relatively modest yearly rent increases of $30 to $40 since moving four years ago to her two-bedroom apartment in a triplex that was converted from a single-family house. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025 While the county isn’t seeing immediate growth, Endicott said that there’s 1,752 residential building permits for single family, duplex, triplex and four-plex developments. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

triplex

1 of 2 adjective

triplex

2 of 2 noun
: something that has three parts (as an apartment with three floors)
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