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Meaning of canon

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  canon
      n 1: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally
           established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or
           philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite
           society"
      2: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
      3: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
         [syn: {canyon}, {canon}]
      4: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part
         is imitated exactly in other parts
      5: a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the
         Roman Catholic Church
      6: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially
         the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as
         genuine and inspired

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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