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codex

co·dex

UK/ˈkəʊdɛks/ US/ˈkoʊdɛks/ uncommon

noun

1.

an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.

2.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōdex, variant form of caudex (“tree trunk, book, notebook”); compare caudex (in botany). Doublet of code.

Phrases

  • stemma codicum

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