Codex
Codex noun - An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll).
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Papyrus
Papyrus noun - Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times.
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Papyrus and Codex. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/codex/papyrus
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