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Meaning of canon | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈka.noːn]

Definitions

  1. a measuring line
    declension-3
  2. a cannon (artillery)
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3
  3. precept, rule, canon
    declension-3, figuratively
  4. a yearly tribute paid to the emperor; (Medieval Latin, by extension) a periodic payment
    declension-3
  5. authorized catalog, especially of books of the Bible or of the saints
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
  6. decree of a church synod
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
  7. the Canon of the Mass
    Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3
  8. relic
    Medieval-Latin, declension-3

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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