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kanon.

canon, rule (generally accepted principle)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.nɔn/
  1. canon, rule (generally accepted principle)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. canon (group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. canon (works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic)

    inanimate · masculine
  4. canon (religious law or body of law decreed by the church)

    inanimate · masculine
  5. canon, round (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times)

    inanimate · masculine
  6. canon (large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point)

    inanimate · masculine
  7. biblical canon (set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible)

    Judaism · inanimate · masculine
  8. Canon of the Mass (oldest anaphora used in the Roman rite of Mass)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn)bor. Latin canōnlbor. Polish kanon Learned borrowing from Latin canōn.

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