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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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The part of me that’s a sucker for goal-setting and self-transformation also wondered: What if, rather than reject the parenting canon, I were to embrace it?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

There is no definitive answer to the canon because the intellectual journey is central to the point.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

These geeks – a term I use lovingly, for the most part – protected the notion of canon as fiercely as their lunchbox collections.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Yet the novel, while uniquely contemporary, joins a larger canon of fragmentary novels that resonate in our digital age of dwindling attention spans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Round — In a canon, obviously every section of the canon must "fit" with the section that comes after it.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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