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Co·dex n.; pl. Codices
1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4). [archaic]
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4. A collection of canons.
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codex
n 1: an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
2: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as
distinguished from a scroll) [syn: leaf-book]
[also: codices (pl)]