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kanon.

cannon

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. cannon

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

noun
  1. canon (group of literary works)

    masculine
  2. canon

    masculine
  3. canon

    masculine
  4. canon (decree or law)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

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