canon
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- noun
- /ˈkænən/
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cánon
- The canon in favor of internal law and the canon of linguistic equivalence clearly effectuate this goal.
- literary canon
- Western canon
- canon of works
Hoyle Anderson says what objects don't exist in the Ghostbusters Canon universe, but should.
- Hoyle Anderson says what objects don't exist in the Ghostbusters Canon universe, but should.
- And that's the main source that the later Canon of the pre Socratics comes from.
- And I know, you know, the, the standard Canon of physics, I knew it very well.
- It would fit right into the Canon of of the matrix aesthetic.
- Or he conjugated the verbs grammatically, That is according to the the canons of grammar, right?
- There has never been some absolutely agreed upon standards or Canon or mode of organization.
- Is, is when they, when Kevin Feige launched the MCU, it was a different Canon than the comics.
- That's when you don't kick beyond Canon.
- Do you include the the Russian authors very much in the Canon?
- What fuel fed his ability to send that message into the world, into the Canon of American literature?
- It only because it's not Canon.
Examples
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And that's the main source that the later Canon of the pre Socratics comes from.
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These multiple links connect to the Canon and to art history in general.
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The entire canon of Christian thought.
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What fuel fed his ability to send that message into the world, into the Canon of American literature?
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One is highly negative on the canon, and the other is at best equivocal.
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They sort of take a a very broad look at the established Canon of literature and use that.
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So should we start with our Canon of Steamworks and Magic Obscura?
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For most of the Roberts Court era, the canon has faced some structural and ideological headwinds.
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The most commonly cited justification for this canon is that it follows logically from the Supremacy Clause.
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Many critics believe that the new novel will become part of the canon of contemporary literature.
Synonyms
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1.6
An agreed level of quality or rule for judging something
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6.1
A rule or standard used to judge and choose something
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A model or example that people follow in a field
A rule used to judge or choose something
Compounds
- Archaic
A musical piece where the voices follow hidden instructions written as riddles
- Specialized
A musical piece where players solve clues to know when to start playing
How Authoritative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canon comes from the Greek kanon, which meant a 'rule' or 'measure'. So a cultural or literary canon is a set of works or rules people use as the standard for what is important or good.