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canon

[kan-uhn] / ˈkæn ən /


NOUN
a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
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In its way, the new “Little House” acknowledges that Wilder’s mythology is one of the most potent in our literary canon.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Based on Azar Nafisi’s 2003 memoir, this inconsistent film follows a professor in post-revolution Iran who hosts gatherings for her female students to read the Western canon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Although Quenda joins a canon of great Sporting wingers, including Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Nani, his former coach believes he most closely resembles Arsenal and England forward Bukayo Saka.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

What’s one work from the canon adults should revisit today?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

His lyric, among the most famous in the Nahuatl canon, answers its own question: Not forever on earth; only a little while here.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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