'Codex' definitions:
Definition of 'codex'
(from WordNet)
noun
An official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
noun
An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) [syn: codex, leaf-book]
Definition of 'Codex'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4). [archaic] --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any part of them, particularly the New Testament. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A collection of canons. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]