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Added 9 October 2026

codex

/ˈkəʊdɛks/ noun

Latin root: cōdex Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about codex at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
the French codex

Origin

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

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