Meaning of fanon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
2. Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
   slang, uncountable
3. A surname.
4. Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
5. A maniple.
6. A fold of linen laid under a splint.

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Examples

“In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree⟳ on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire⟳ legitimacy as fanon.”

“Loyalty is one aspect of Slytherin that canon and fanon readings technically agree⟳ on, but fans are significantly more sincere about this characterization.”

“So in a fandom as old as Austen's, how does fanon get⟳ created?”

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