Definition of "multiplex" []

• Relating to, having, or consisting of multiple elements or parts: "the whole complex and multiplex detail of the noble science of dinner” ( Thomas Love Peacock). (adjective)
• Relating to or being a system of simultaneous communication of two or more messages on the same wire or radio channel. (adjective)
• A building, especially a movie theater or dwelling, with multiple separate units. (noun)
• To send messages or signals simultaneously using a multiplex system. (verb-intransitive)
• To send simultaneously using a multiplex system. (verb-transitive)

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• "Hollywood seems to have forgotten that a multiplex is not a field of dreams."
• "Continental is 30\% shareholder in Slovak multiplex chain Cinemax, which will open its ninth cinema in Kosice in September."
• "Yes, the theatre is a major chain multiplex and is, usually, quite crowded - even for films that have had long runs, so it was quite surprising that the theatre’s first showing of the film was for a nearly empty house."