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Definition canon in American English

canon noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkænən/
2

a list of writers, musicians, etc. whose work is generally accepted or studied

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2.1

all the writing, music, etc. that is generally accepted as the work of one writer, musician, etc.

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a lesser-known movie in the Kubrick canon

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4

a type of music in which different instruments or voices start the same series of notes, one after another

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Definition canon in American English