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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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Another chapter in the canon of Ashes cricket in this country.

From BBC

Gobo’s foray into our world will become part of the show’s canon.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s never been widely accepted Christian canon, but there’s no reason why what isn’t holy scripture couldn’t be a holy-moly script.

From Los Angeles Times

This cohort, broadly known as the Lost Generation, would become central to the formalization of the American canon.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in most of these cases, the primary attraction, King’s canon, also becomes the concrete boots dragging down a script.

From Salon