Word of the Day – Codex

Codex (n)

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An ancient manuscript text in book form.

A quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times.

Example sentences

“I dream of owning a codex, of breathing in the scent of the most ancient of books.”

“The oldest codex found was the Codex Sinaiticus written in the 4th century AD.”