noun

codebook

codebook

The spy memorised the entire codebook.

The spy memorized the entire codebook.

((a book containing codes or ciphers)) a book used for encoding or decoding messages. The spy memorized the entire codebook.

Synonyms: cipher key, key book

A compound word from 'code' + 'book'.

It's literally a 'book' that contains 'codes'. Imagine a spy's little black book.

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