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codex

[ koh-deks ]
/ ˈkoʊ dɛks /
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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.

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Origin of codex

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

Words nearby codex

Co Derry, code-sharing, code-switching, codetermination, code word, codex, Codex Juris Canonici, codfish, codger, codices, codicil
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Words related to codex

essay, album, novel, publication, dictionary, pamphlet, text, work, manual, textbook, fiction, volume, edition, magazine, booklet, brochure, writing, copy, tome, paperback

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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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