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canon

[kan-uhn] / ˈkæn ən /


NOUN
a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art
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Kaufman’s column might also have entered into Swift’s songwriting canon, as many of the singer’s fans seem to believe today.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

What to know: The fourth movie in the “Meet the Parents” canon pits Ben Stiller’s Gaylord Focker against his son’s girlfriend, a no-nonsense former FBI hostage negotiator played by Ariana Grande.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

At the center of the research are previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter preserved in a medieval collection of canon law in the Vatican.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

"I think that's a canon gay experience, where you don't know whether you want to be with someone or you actually want to be them," laughs Maskin.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

It was, at the time, the classic American canon, but also what Volpe felt like teaching and what he thought we would like.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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