Definition of "codex" [co•dex]

• A manuscript volume, especially of a classic work or of the Scriptures. (noun)

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• "In the vellum codex, though each leaf might have only one fold, and thus technically be considered as a folio, the actual shape of it was nearly square, hence its name of _codex quadratus_."
• "“My brother continues to use the word codex to describe the Shroud,” Anne said."
• "The term codex is something of a misnomer but it has become standard usage."