codices

Variant of codex

codex definition

co·dex (kō′deks′)

noun pl. codices co′·di·ces′ (kō′də sēz′, käd′ə-)

  1. Obsolete a code, or body of laws
  2. a manuscript volume, esp. of the Scriptures or of a classic text

Etymology: L: see code

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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