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codicology

codicology noun: the study of codices (early handwritten books).

Noun

codicology (usually uncountable, plural codicologies)

  1. (usually) The study of codices (early handwritten books).

Forms of codicology

pluralcodicologies

Origin of codicology

Borrowed from French codicologie (with ending adapted to -ology), from Latin cōdic- (stem of cōdex) + French -ologie.

Words formed from codicology

Questions about codicology

What does codicology mean?
Codicology means the study of codices (early handwritten books).
What part of speech is codicology?
Codicology is a noun.
What is the plural of codicology?
The plural of codicology is codicologies.

Words near codicology in the dictionary

  1. codicological
  2. codicologically
  3. codicologies
  4. codicologist
  5. codicologists
  6. codicology
  7. codictatorship
  8. codictatorships
  9. codide
  10. codides
  11. Codie

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