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Canon
ˈkanən
Canon definitions
noun
canon
canons
- a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged
"the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity"
- a Church decree or law
"a set of ecclesiastical canons"
- a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine
"the biblical canon"
- the works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine
"the Shakespeare canon"
- the list of works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality
"Hopkins was firmly established in the canon of English poetry"
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the part of the Mass containing the words of consecration
- a piece in which the same melody is begun in different parts successively, so that the imitations overlap
"the very simple rhythmic structure of this double canon"