# codes

Pronunciation: say "KOHDZ" US /koʊdz/, UK /kəʊdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of code. — plural of code
   - Simple: Plural of code. Use this form when you mean more than one code.
   - _Building codes differ from one city to the next._
   - _Cryptographers spent years trying to break the enemy's wartime codes._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of code. — third-person singular simple present indicative of code
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of code. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _Each gene codes for a specific protein within the cell._
   - _The hospital clerk codes every diagnosis before sending the file to billing._

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