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Meaning of codex | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈkoː.dɛks]

Definitions

tree trunk; book, notebook

declension-3

Equivalents

Examples

“That was Claudius, who for this reason was called Caudex because a structure linking several wooden planks was called in antiquity a caudex. Hence too the Law Tables are called codices, and even today the boats which carry provisions up the Tiber are called by the old-fashioned name codicariae.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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