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Noun canon has 6 senses

canon - a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
--₁ is a kind of rule, prescript
canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
--₂ is a kind of priest
--₂ has particulars: prebendary
canyon, canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
--₃ is a kind of ravine
--₃ has parts: canyonside
canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
--₄ is a kind of musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
--₄ has particulars:
enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon
canon - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
--₅ is a kind of list, listing

Derived forms: verb canonize₁, verb canonise₂, verb canonize₃
canon - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
--₆ is a kind of scripture, sacred scripture