Codices

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Codex \Co"dex\ (k[=o]"d[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Codices}. [L. See
     {Code}.]
     1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages
        stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a
        manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.
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     2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4).
        [archaic] --Burrill.
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     3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any
        part of them, particularly the New Testament.
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     4. A collection of canons. --Shipley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  codices
       See {codex}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  codex
       n 1: an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
       2: an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as
          distinguished from a scroll) [syn: {leaf-book}]
       [also: {codices} (pl)]