codex

[ koh-deks ]

/ ˈkoʊ dɛks /

noun, plural co·di·ces [koh-duh-seez, kod-uh-] /ˈkoʊ dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd ə-/.

a quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times.

a manuscript volume, usually of an ancient classic or the Scriptures.

Archaic. a code; book of statutes.

Words nearby codex

codeine, codependent, coder, codetermination, codeword, codex, codex juris canonici, codfish, codger, codices, codicil

Origin of codex

1575–85; < Latin cōdex, caudex tree-trunk, book (formed orig. from wooden tablets); cf. code

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Examples from the Web for codex

The codex worked a revolution in human communication, and the human understanding of the text was never the same.
Where's the Bailout for Publishing?|Stephen L. Carter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Absent the codex, ideas would still be the province of a privileged priesthood.
Where's the Bailout for Publishing?|Stephen L. Carter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Quecholli means 'peacock,' but the interpreter of the Codex Telleriano-Remensis calls it the 'serpent of the clouds.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft
It might fairly be expected, this being the case, that many examples of this kind of codex would still be in existence.
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley

The term σωμάτιον, which was one of the names given to a codex, was expressive of its capacity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
The figures of the bees in the codex show a number of interesting variations.
Animal Figures in the Maya Codices|Alfred M. Tozzer and Glover M. Allen
Codex 15 is of the middle of the 15th century, and contains the last seven books.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for codex

codex

/ (ˈkəʊdɛks) /

noun plural codices (ˈkəʊdɪˌsiːz, ˈkɒdɪ-)

a volume, in book form, of manuscripts of an ancient text

obsolete a legal code

Word Origin for codex

C16: from Latin: tree trunk, wooden block, book

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codex

noun, plural co·di·ces [koh-duh-seez, kod-uh-] /ˈkoʊ dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd ə-/.

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Origin of codex

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British Dictionary definitions for codex

noun plural codices (ˈkəʊdɪˌsiːz, ˈkɒdɪ-)

Word Origin for codex