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What does canon mean?

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Noun
  1. A generally accepted principle; a rule.
  2. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
  3. The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
  4. A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
  5. A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
  6. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
  7. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
  8. A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
  9. A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
  10. (fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe.
  11. (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
  12. (printing, dated) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
  13. The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
  14. (billiards) A carom.
Noun
  1. Alternative spelling of qanun
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