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codex.

An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkəʊdɛks/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoʊdɛks/General-American
  1. An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.

  2. An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.

    the French codex
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cōdex, variant form of caudex (“tree trunk, book, notebook”); compare caudex (in botany). Doublet of code.

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