/kɔ̃.plɛks/
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
Examples
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It is a complex situation for everybody.
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Complex questions take time.
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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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