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codexes

codexes is the plural of codex.

Meaning of codex

Noun

codex (plural codices or codexes)

  1. An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
    • Only eleven codexes form the division that is intitled CHRISTIAN I.1770, Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, A journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France, page 62
  2. An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
    • the French codex
    Synonyms:
    pharmacopoeia

Questions about codexes

What is codexes the plural of?
Codexes is the plural of codex.

Words near codexes in the dictionary

  1. codewise
  2. codeword
  3. codewords
  4. codework
  5. codex
  6. codexes
  7. codfish
  8. codfish aristocracies
  9. codfish aristocracy
  10. codfisher
  11. codfisheries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: codexes (page history and authors); codex (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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