canonic
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On that subject, Ross is most persuasive in his close readings of canonic post-Wagnerian literature, particularly Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past,” Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves” and the novels of Mann.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
However, a parallel narrative universe exists that is the game’s “real” version of events: each Tekken game has a canon winner, and this canonic story focuses on the Mishima family blood feud.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2020
As the amps trailed behind him, the music echoed off the banks of the canal and nearby buildings, giving hints of canonic motion.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
In the classroom, I had learned to think of writing as canonic, penned by giants.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2016
Composed at Cöthen, they are among Bach's masterpieces in this form and display fugal and canonic writing which is both natural and full of character.
From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus
