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Meaning of canon in English

canon
noun
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/ˈkæn.ən/ us
/ˈkæn.ən/

canon noun (PRIEST)

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[ C ] mainly UK
a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral
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canon noun (RULE)

[ C usually plural ]   religion   formal or specialized
a rule, principle, or law, especially in the Christian Church
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canon noun (WORKS)

[ C usually singular ]
the writings or other works that are generally agreed to be good, important, and worth studying:
He has made it into the canon of English poetry.
She argues that the canon must be opened up to more non-European writers.
People sometimes think the classical music canon finishes around 1900.
[ C usually singular ]
all the writings or other works known to be by a particular person:
the Shakespearean canon
This is as important a piece of music as any in the Mahler canon.
[ C or U ]
a book, TV show, film, etc. that its fans (= people who like it very much) use to base their own stories, activities, etc. on:
Things fans might produce in honour of a canon include paintings, comics, videos, fan fiction and cosplay.
Many Harry Potter fans don't consider anything but the published books to be canon.
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canon noun (MUSIC)

[ C or U ]   music   specialized
a piece of music, or a way of singing or chanting in which one voice sings a part and then other voices sing the same part one at a time in a way that is slightly different:
The phrases are chanted in canon by the monks as a form of meditation.
The music teacher taught the class to sing in a canon.
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(Definition of canon from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

canon | American Dictionary

canon
noun [ C ]
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/ˈkæn·ən/
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a principle or law, or a set of these, esp. in a Christian church:
The canon for lawyers has clear restrictions.
music
the repetition of a musical pattern after it has been sung or played once, although not always in the same octave or by the same instrument
(Definition of canon from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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牧師, 法政牧師, 標準…
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牧师, 大教堂教士, 标准…
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canon, canónigo, obra básica…
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cônego, cânone…
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katedralde görevli rahip, kilise kanunu/nizamı, Hristiyan şeriatı…
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církevní zákon, kanovník, seznam světců…
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aturan, pastor, daftar para kudus…
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หลักการ, ผู้ที่เป็นสมาชิกองค์กรทางศาสนา, นักบุญ…
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quy tắc, giáo sĩ, danh mục các tên thánh…
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kanonik, kanon, poczet…
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[kyrkligt] påbud, kanik, domkyrkopräst…
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die Regel, der Kanon, der Domherr…
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