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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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“Dept. of Speculation” by Jenny Offill is a forebear of the short-and-sweet literary canon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Levy said she was influenced by the fragmentary literary canon while writing “Flat Earth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Meatloaf is the most underrated order in the steakhouse canon.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

It’s still going to be Professor Barrett at the chalkboard explaining the difference between a substantive canon and a rule of statutory construction.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 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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