āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻāĻžāĻĻ, āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻž
a deep, narrow ravine formed by the erosive action of a river in a dry region, often with steep sides
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Flash floods carved the winding canon over centuries.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ
generally accepted rules or principles, especially those that are considered as fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The principles of classical music theory form the canon that composers often adhere to when creating new pieces.
āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨, āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž
a polyphonic composition in which each voice or instrument enters successively, repeating the main theme after a fixed interval
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The choir performed a canon, layering the melody in perfect harmony.
āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨
a recognized collection of authoritative books, texts, or works within a particular field or tradition, especially in religion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Bible and the Quran are foundational texts in the religious canon of Christianity and Islam, respectively.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž
a list of saints officially approved by the Roman Catholic Church
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Church updates the canon to include new saints.
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻĄā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨
a clergy member who belongs to the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was appointed canon after decades of service to the church.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻļāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
canonic
canonical
canonist
canon
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
