canon
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/ˈkæn.ən/
English
Definitions
noun
- A generally accepted principle; a rule.“The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.”
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.“the entire Shakespeare canon”
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
noun
- A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
noun
- A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
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French canoncanyonfitlawclassiccriterionroyaltychargelevyfeefantasticclergymancanonicalpriestdefendergreatresidentiary