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Plural of code

regular plural

The plural of code is codes.

Forms of code

Singularcode /kəʊd/
Pluralcodes /kəʊdz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Codes in a sentence

  • He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892
  • A change in a gene is reflected in the protein or RNA molecule that it codes for.From the entry gene
  • Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.From the entry setback
  • Many building codes include a grandfather clause exempting older buildings until some amount of remodeling occurs.From the entry grandfather clause
  • The cryptographic community includes both cryptographers (those who make codes) and cryptanalysts (those who break codes).From the entry cryptographic

Meaning of code

  1. noun A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
  2. noun A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
  3. noun Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.

Full definition of code

Questions about the plural of code

What is the plural of code?
The plural of code is codes.
Is code countable?
Code is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: code (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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