Tenement vs Duplex - What's the difference?
tenement | duplex |
a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one
(legal) any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned
(figurative) Dwelling; abode; habitation.
* John Locke
double, made up of two parts
bidirectional (in two directions)
house made up of two dwelling units
(philately) a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
(juggling) throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
To make .
To make into a .
(jugging) To make a series of duplex throws.
As nouns the difference between tenement and duplex
is that tenement is a building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one while duplex is house made up of two dwelling units.As an adjective duplex is
double, made up of two parts.As a verb duplex is
to make duplex.tenement
English
Noun
(en noun)- Who has informed us that a rational soul can inhabit no tenement , unless it has just such a sort of frontispiece?
Synonyms
* (building) tenement house, apartment buildingDerived terms
* servient tenementSee also
(Wikipedia) * rooming houseReferences
* ----duplex
English
Adjective
(-)- duplex telegraphy