canonicity
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9.2
- noun
- /kəˌnɒnɪˈsɪti/
- Formal
:
legitimidad
- Others have decried the refusal to grant equal and serious consideration to Spanish women novelists, whose toehold on claims to literary excellence and canonicity has traditionally been far more precarious.
- canonicity engages students
Examples
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So there was no actual criteria for canonicity, but they did ask questions.
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Teachers discuss the canonicity of various texts to determine which should be included in the curriculum.
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And so I point to the history of canonicity alone to refute the truth of that claim.
Blog text (21) -
Reading against the canonicity of OMAM, teachers might ask why this novel was selected as opposed to others.
Academic text (2015) -
As students question canonicity, they might examine what other works are (not) required in their school's curriculum, asking: Whose stories are most often told and whose are not?
Academic text (2015) -
Reading against OMAM's canonicity engages students in denaturalizing and calling into question the very curriculum they are being asked to study.
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Thus, reading against canonicity emphasizes that decisions about literature selection are not politically neutral; they are made based on myriad factors, including curricular goals, personal tastes, available resources, and tradition.
Academic text (2015) -
By contrast, incorporating Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind fully into the Jiburi ga Ippai DVD label confirms its canonicity.
Academic text (2018) -
The canonicity of the novel is often debated among literary critics and scholars.
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The committee was tasked with reviewing the canonicity of several ancient manuscripts to establish their historical significance.
Synonyms
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4.8
A state in which people accept something as true or right
Antonyms
How Canonical
- Formal
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9.2
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3.7
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- US
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3.7
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7.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Canonicity comes from the Greek word kanon meaning 'rule' and is the same root as canon, which can mean the list of accepted works. That's why canonicity means being part of an accepted group or standard.