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Meaning of CODEX

Pronunciation:  'kowdeks

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic
  2. [n]  an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
 
 See Also: holograph, list, listing, manuscript

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Co"dex\, n.; pl. {Codices}. [L. See {Code}.]
1. A book; a manuscript.

2. A collection or digest of laws; a code. --Burrill.

3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any
   part of them, particularly the New Testament.

4. A collection of canons. --Shipley.

 

 

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