canon.
canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works)
Meaning & usage
canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works)
canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works) canon (set of authoritative religious books, especially those constituting the Bible)
canon (religious law)
canon (round, music piece consisting of the same melody sung by different voices)
canon (part of a mass following the Sanctus up to the end of the Pater Noster, consisting mostly of prayers)
canon (principle, rule)
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
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