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codex

co·dex [ kṓ dèks ] (plural co·di·ces [ kṓdi sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
old manuscripts in book form: a collection of ancient manuscript texts, especially of the Biblical Scriptures, in book form

[Late 16th century. < Latin, "block of wood, book, set of statutes"]
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