canon.
canon (principle, literary works, prayer, religious law, music piece)
Meaning & usage
canon (principle, literary works, prayer, religious law, music piece)
tax, fee
canon (in fiction)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”) (compare κάννα (kánna, “reed”)), perhaps of Semitic origin. The fiction sense is borrowed from English canon.
canon (in fiction)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”) (compare κάννα (kánna, “reed”)), perhaps of Semitic origin. The fiction sense is borrowed from English canon.
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