canon

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noun

Plural noun:

canons

1.
(countable, uncountable)A generally accepted principle; a rule.
The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
3.
(countable, uncountable)The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
the entire Shakespearean canon
4.
(countable, uncountable)A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
5.
(countable, uncountable)A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
We must proceed according to canon law.
6.
(countable, uncountable)A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
7.
(countable, uncountable)In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
8.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.
9.
(Roman, countable, uncountable)(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
10.
(slang, uncountable)(chiefly fandom slang, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymic) these sources' content.
A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.
11.
(alt of, alternative, countable, uncountable)(cooking) Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).
a canon of beef or lamb
12.
(dated, uncountable)(printing, dated, uncountable) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

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adjective

Comparative

more canon

Superlative

most canon

1.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, slang)(fandom slang) Clipping of canonical.
The franchise's book spinoff is usually not considered canon.

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French canon48-point type French canon

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non-canon

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From Middle English canoun, from Old French canon and Old English canon, both from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (measuring rod, standard), akin to κάννα (reed), from - (compare reed and reed). qanun. See also cane, cannon, canyon, canal.