Codices
[koh-duh-seez, kod-uh-] /ˈkoʊ dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd ə-/
noun
1.
plural of .
[koh-deks] /ˈkoʊ dɛks/
noun, plural codices
[koh-duh-seez, kod-uh-] /ˈkoʊ dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd ə-/ (Show IPA)
1.
a quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times.
2.
a manuscript volume, usually of an ancient classic or the Scriptures.
3.
Archaic. a code; book of statutes.
/ˈkəʊdɪˌsiːz; ˈkɒdɪ-/
noun
1.
the plural of codex
/ˈkəʊdɛks/
noun (pl) codices (ˈkəʊdɪˌsiːz; ˈkɒdɪ-)
1.
a volume, in book form, of manuscripts of an ancient text
2.
(obsolete) a legal code
n.
“manuscript volume (especially an ancient one),” 1845, from Latin codex (see code (n.)).
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