Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A manuscript volume, especially of a classic work or of the Scriptures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A code.
- noun A manuscript volume, complete or fragmentary, as of a classic work or of the sacred Scriptures.
- noun A collection of approved medical formulas, with the processes necessary for forming the compounds referred to in it: as, the French codex.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A book; a manuscript.
- noun A collection or digest of laws; a code.
- noun An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
- noun A collection of canons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun an
early manuscript book - noun a book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled
scroll - noun an
official list ofmedicines andmedicinal ingredients
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
- noun an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the vellum codex, though each leaf might have only one fold, and thus technically be considered as a folio, the actual shape of it was nearly square, hence its name of _codex quadratus_.
Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873
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“My brother continues to use the word codex to describe the Shroud,” Anne said.
The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010
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Strictly speaking, a codex is a book or manuscript in European-style format.
Primary sources 2008
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Strictly speaking, a codex is a book or manuscript in European-style format.
Primary sources 2008
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The term codex is something of a misnomer but it has become standard usage.
Primary sources 2008
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The term codex is something of a misnomer but it has become standard usage.
Primary sources 2008
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Reading from right to left as the codex is supposed to be read the following panel depicts George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printing erotic images in the green shade of US currency.
Leanne Goebel: Colorado Councilman May Want to Explore Why Art "Turned Him On?" Leanne Goebel 2010
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The rest of the codex is illustrated with comic book characters, religious iconography and imagery, appropriated engravings, Mexican erotica, ethnic stereotypes, Mayan symbols and figures, automobiles, airplanes, and book excerpts.
Leanne Goebel: Colorado Councilman May Want to Explore Why Art "Turned Him On?" Leanne Goebel 2010
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Reading from right to left as the codex is supposed to be read the following panel depicts George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printing erotic images in the green shade of US currency.
Leanne Goebel: Colorado Councilman May Want to Explore Why Art "Turned Him On?" Leanne Goebel 2010
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Reading from right to left as the codex is supposed to be read the following panel depicts George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printing erotic images in the green shade of US currency.
Leanne Goebel: Colorado Councilman May Want to Explore Why Art "Turned Him On?" Leanne Goebel 2010
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