canonic
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Elemental and atmospheric, it is a work of remarkable economy and restraint that excerpts Genesis, Exodus and Psalms yet abstracts their text in canonic clouds — a 15-minute container for metaphysical thought.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
On that subject, Ross is most persuasive in his close readings of canonic post-Wagnerian literature, particularly Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past,” Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves” and the novels of Mann.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
However, a parallel narrative universe exists that is the game’s “real” version of events: each Tekken game has a canon winner, and this canonic story focuses on the Mishima family blood feud.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2020
In the classroom, I had learned to think of writing as canonic, penned by giants.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2016
He paid much less attention to rigid canonic style than his predecessors had done because it was not suited to the kind of music which he felt was fitting for his church.
From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)
