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- [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks; noun kom-pleks]
- /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks; noun ˈkɒm plɛks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [adjective, verb kuh m-pleks, kom-pleks; noun kom-pleks]
- /adjective, verb kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks; noun ˈkɒm plɛks/
Definitions of overcomplex word
- adjective overcomplex composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system. 1
- adjective overcomplex characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc.: complex machinery. 1
- adjective overcomplex so complicated or intricate as to be hard to understand or deal with: a complex problem. 1
- adjective overcomplex Grammar. (of a word) consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a bound form, as childish, which consists of the word child and the bound form -ish. complex sentence. 1
- adjective overcomplex Mathematics. pertaining to or using complex numbers: complex methods; complex vector space. 1
- noun overcomplex an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex. 1
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Origin of overcomplex
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1905-10 for def 7; (adj.) < Latin complexus, past participle of complectī, complectere to embrace, encompass, include, equivalent to complect- (see complect) + -tus past participle suffix; (noun) < Late Latin complexus totality, complex (Latin: inclusion, grasping, embrace), equivalent to complect(ere) + -tus suffix of v. action; reanalysis of the Latin v. as “to intertwine (completely)” has influenced sense of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Overcomplex
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overcomplex popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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