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		marginalia_nu on Nov 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've e... Codex is the latin word for book in general.

seanmcdirmid on Nov 27, 2021 [–]

Yes, but it is used to describe the book like thing that came before the modern book. We love overloading our Latin words.

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