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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| pronunciation: |
k m
pleks
[or]
kam
pleks
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| definition: |
not simple.
A computer is a complex machine.English spelling is complex.- synonyms:
- complicated
- antonyms:
- simple
- similar words:
- compound, tangled
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| related words: |
hard, tough |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
pleks
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| definition: |
a structure that has several parts that are connected, or a group of structures that are built according to a similar plan.
They built a large housing complex on that land.- synonyms:
- structure, system
- similar words:
- combination, network, organization, process
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| related words: |
facility |
| derivation: |
complexly (adv.) |
The word complex
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
plic, plex, ply
Latin
root
that means fold, plait
Example words:
accomplice, applicant, apply, complex, complicate, display, duplicate, implication, imply, multiplication, multiply1
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