codex
co·dex / ˈkōˌdeks/ • n. (pl. co·di·ces / ˈkōdəˌsēz; ˈkäd-/ or co·dex·es) an ancient manuscript text in book form. ∎ an official list of medicines, chemicals, etc.
codex
codex an ancient manuscript text in book form. The word comes (in the late 16th century, denoting a collection of statutes or set of rules) from Latin, literally ‘block of wood’, later denoting a block split into leaves or tablets for writing on, hence a book.
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