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/kɔ̃.plɛks/

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Translation

complex, complicated

Word origin

From Latin complexus, the past participle of complecti ('to encircle, to embrace'), from com- and plectere ('to weave'). English 'complex' and 'perplex' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
complexus
English cognates
complex, perplex

Grammar

Masc pluralcomplexes

Examples

C' .

It is a complex situation for everybody.

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Complex questions take time.

' ' paraît.

This problem is more complex than it seems.

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The human body is a complex system.

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She wrote a complex and very beautiful novel.

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This word is part of lesson 46.