Implex \Im"plex\, a. [L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to
infold; pref. im- in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe.]
Intricate; entangled; complicated; complex.
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The fable of every poem is . . . simple or implex. it
is called simple when there is no change of fortune in
it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes
from bad to good, or from good to bad. --Addison.
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