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Webster 1913 Edition
Codex
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1.
A book, especially an early form of book with pages stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a manuscript;
as, a DaVinci
. codex
2.
A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4).
[archaic]
Burrill.
3.
An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
4.
A collection of canons.
Shipley.