canon

noun

/ˈkænən/

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a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedralTopics Religion and festivalsc2
(formal) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged
- the canons of good taste
- market sovereignty, the central canon of Thatcherism
a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the real work of a particular writer or as being important
- the Shakespeare canon
- ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature.
a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the melody (= tune)
- a canon for tenor and bass
Topics Musicc2

Word Originsenses 2 to 4 Old English: from Latin, from Greek kanōn ‘rule’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon.sense 1 Middle English (in the sense ‘regular’): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus ‘according to rule’ from Greek kanonikos, from kanon ‘rule’.

单词	canon
释义	canon noun /ˈkænən/ /ˈkænən/ jump to other results a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedralTopics Religion and festivalsc2 (formal) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged the canons of good taste market sovereignty, the central canon of Thatcherism a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the real work of a particular writer or as being important the Shakespeare canon ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature. a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the melody (= tune) a canon for tenor and bass Topics Musicc2 Word Originsenses 2 to 4 Old English: from Latin, from Greek kanōn ‘rule’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon.sense 1 Middle English (in the sense ‘regular’): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus ‘according to rule’ from Greek kanonikos, from kanon ‘rule’.
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