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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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I’ve always wondered why I’ve fixated on this detail of Trump’s personal canon.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

For Girl Like Me, PinkPantheress wanted the piece to have a canon sequence, Keflezgy says, which is where dancers perform the same movement but in a staggered way.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

As in every debate about the canon, there will be fights about what is in and what is out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Audiences can rest assured that the emotional core that secured the play’s spot in the theater canon will be preserved no matter what changes are made.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The Ethiopian Orthodox Bible is made up of the largest canon of any Bible in print in the modern world.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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