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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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CANON, the name given to a clergyman connected with a cathedral; an officer of the cathedral staff; a member of the cathedral chapter.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

No Law was more, important than that of the CANON.

From Scorched Earth by Petrovic, Walter D.




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