Canon
WordNet
noun
(1) A collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
(2) A complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
(3) A rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
"The neoclassical canon"
"Canons of polite society"
(4) A contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
(5) A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
(6) A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
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Etymology
From , from , akin to , perhaps from Semitic (compare Arabic Hebrew ).
Noun
- A generally accepted principle.
- The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- "the durable canon of American short fiction" — William Styron
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- the entire Shakespeare canon
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly, the Roman Canon.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- We must proceed according to canon law.
- An ecclesiastical title.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times.
- Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.
- Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe.
Etymology
From , akin to , perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew ).
Noun
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Noun
- cannon, (big) gun
- barrel (of firearm)
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- hottie, dish, bombshell (attractive man/woman)
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Etymology
From , akin to , perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew ).