Kilo Lingo

/ˈkɒmpleks/

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Translation

Made of many connected parts and hard to understand; not simple.

Word origin

From Latin complexus, meaning woven together, from com, together, and plectere, to weave.

Origin
Latin
Root
complecti

Examples

grammar , .

Complex means having many parts that are hard to follow.

most .

Something complex has many pieces that all work together.

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The opposite of complex is simple.

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This word is part of lesson 50.