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| 1. | [ noun ] a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy | |
| Examples: | : "the neoclassical canon" "canons of polite society" |
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| Related terms: | rule | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (North America) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | |
| Synonyms: | canyon | |
| Related terms: | ravine canyonside North_America | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts | |
| Related terms: | musical_composition enigma_canon | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter | |
| Related terms: | priest prebendary | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (Roman Catholic) a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church | |
| Related terms: | list beatify | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8214 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (religion,Bible,writing) a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired | |
| Related terms: | scripture | |
| Similar spelling: |
cannon canyon Cammon camion Canino canine Canaan cayman caiman |
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