• Codex

    Pronunciation

    • RP enPR: kōʹdÄ•ks, IPA: /ˈkəʊdÉ›ks/,
    “codex” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary 2nd1989

    Origin

    From Latin cōdex, variant spelling of caudex ("tree trunk”, “book”, “notebook"); compare caudex (in botany).

    Full definition of codex

    Noun

    codex

    (plural codices or codexes)
    1. an early manuscript book
    2. a book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll
    3. an official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients

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