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can·on1
 canon1
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- pronunciation:
- kae
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 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a religious law, code, or body of laws.
- synonyms:
- code, decretal, doctrine, dogma, law
- similar words:
- belief, ethic, ideology, line, precept, principle, regulation, rule, tenet
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| definition 2: |
a generally or universally accepted standard, principle, or criterion, or a set of these.
- synonyms:
- belief, criterion, line, norm, standard, tenet
- similar words:
- bench mark, doctrine, dogma, model, precept, principle, yardstick
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| definition 3: |
secular or religious writings of the Bible that have been determined to be authentic or sacred.
- synonyms:
- scripture
- similar words:
- Bible, Holy Writ
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| definition 4: |
in music, a passage or movement in which a melodic line is exactly repeated, with the repetitions overlapping each other.
- similar words:
- movement, passage, repetition
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| definition 5: |
a collection of works, such as plays, musical compositions, or the like, considered to be part of a permanent repertoire and to be of the highest quality.
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| related words: |
charter, creed, law, truth |
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