canonic

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Her “Air Russe Varié,” from 1835, caught the attention of Robert Schumann, who praised its “delightful canonic games” in the spirit of Bach, and declared that “one must fall under their charm.”

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2021

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

In the classroom, I had learned to think of writing as canonic, penned by giants.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2016

It is, however, canonic by accident rather than in its original intention.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various