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English
Etymology
from AGr. polytonic|καν�ν (kanón) "rule" or "model".

Pronunciation
IPA: �kæn.�n
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æn�n|-æn�n

Homophones
cannon

Noun
canon (plural: canons)

1. a generally accepted principle.

#:The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.

1. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.

#: "the durable canon of American short fiction" William Styron.

1. The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

#: the entire Shakespeare canon

1. A Eucharistic Prayer, particularly, the Roman Canon.
2. A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.

#: We must proceed according to canon law.

1. An ecclesiastical title.
2. A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times.

#: Pachelbel�s Canon has become very popular.

Translations
trans-top|principle
Italian: canone m
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trans-top|law
Italian: canone m
trans-mid
Slovak: kánon m
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trans-top|music
Italian: canone m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
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canon law
canonic
canonical
canonise, canonize
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canonisation, canonization
canonist
deuterocanonical
noncanonical
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French

Pronunciation
IPA: ka.n��

Noun
canon

1. cannon

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