complex

The definition of complex is complicated or made up of many parts.

(adjective)

A complex is defined as a group of related buildings or housing units.

(noun)

An example of complex is a series of apartment buildings.

See complex in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: < L complexus, pp. of complecti, to encircle, embrace < com-, with + plectere, to weave: see flax

noun

a group of interrelated ideas, activities, etc. that form, or are viewed as forming, a single whole
an assemblage of units, as buildings or roadways, that together form a single, comprehensive group
Psychoanalysis
1. an integration of impulses, ideas, and emotions related to a particular object, activity, etc., largely unconscious, but strongly influencing the individual's attitudes and behavior
2. popularly an exaggerated dislike or fear

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See complex in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite.
b. Composed of two or more units: a complex carbohydrate.
Involved or intricate, as in structure; complicated.
Grammar
a. Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
b. Consisting of an independent clause and at least one other independent or dependent clause. Used of a sentence.

noun (kŏmˈplĕksˌ)

A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts: a complex of cities and suburbs; the military-industrial complex.
In psychology, a group of related, often repressed ideas and impulses that compel characteristic or habitual patterns of thought, feelings, and behavior. No longer in scientific use.
An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear.
Medicine The combination of factors, symptoms, or signs of a disease or disorder that forms a syndrome.

Origin:

Origin: Latin complexus

Origin: , past participle of complectī, to entwine; see complect

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