/ ˈsɪmpleks; NAmE / noun
( linguistics ) a simple word that is not made of other words
—compare compound
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally single , variant of simplus simple.
/ ˈsɪmpleks; NAmE / noun
( linguistics ) a simple word that is not made of other words
—compare compound
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally single , variant of simplus simple.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005