triplex

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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

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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
Neumann had purchased the triplex for $27.5 million in 2017 while also picking up the one-bedroom, 1.5-bath duplex downstairs from it for $7.2 million. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2025 But three other residents of the triplex were displaced because power and gas to the building had to be shut off, officials said. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Adjective
The sale of the triplex in the 2000 block of Pacific Ave., Alameda, has been finalized. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 July 2025 So far, one such property has been preserved by Richmond LAND, a triplex on South 24th Street. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 June 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 4 Aug. 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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