codices
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dəˌsiz, ˈkɒd noun
plural of codex.
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Origin:
1575–85; < Latin cōdex, caudex tree-trunk, book (formed orig. from wooden tablets); cf. code
1575–85; < Latin cōdex, caudex tree-trunk, book (formed orig. from wooden tablets); cf. code
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| —n , pl codices | |
| 1. | a volume, in book form, of manuscripts of an ancient text |
| 2. | obsolete a legal code |
| [C16: from Latin: tree trunk, wooden block, book] | |
| codices (ˈkəʊdɪˌsiːz, ˈkɒdɪ-) | |
| —n | |
| the plural of codex | |
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Example sentences
They wrote on books of handmade paper called codices.
In volumes of often colorful codices, key cultural and natural events in their lives were recalled and redrawn.
Graffiti is the only constant on these fantastic journeys, random codices, part sign and part language.
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