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canon

/ˈkænən/noun

उच्चारण कैनन

सिद्धांत, मानदंड, नियम

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually plural] formal

    a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged

    सिद्धांत, मानदंड, नियम

    • The building breaks all the canons of good design.
    • the canons of good taste

    Synonyms principle rule standard criterion norm

  2. 2

    [C]

    a list of works of literature that are generally accepted as the most important and of the highest quality

    (साहित्य की) मान्य श्रेष्ठ कृतियों की सूची

    • Tagore's poems are firmly part of the canon of Indian literature.
    • Should modern novels be added to the school canon?
  3. 3

    [C] technical

    a list of the works of a writer that are accepted as genuine

    (किसी लेखक की) प्रामाणिक रचनाओं की सूची

    • the Shakespeare canon
  4. 4

    [C]

    a list of the books of the Bible that are officially accepted as genuine

    (बाइबिल की) मान्य पुस्तकों की सूची

    • Some books were left out of the canon.
  5. 5

    [C]

    a Christian priest who has special duties in a cathedral

    (गिरजाघर का) धर्माधिकारी, कैनन

    • Canon Smith led the service.
  6. 6

    [C] music

    a piece of music in which singers or instruments start the same tune one after another, so that the parts overlap

    कैनन (संगीत में एक ही धुन का क्रम से, एक-दूसरे पर चढ़ते हुए गाया या बजाया जाना)

    • The children sang the song as a canon.

    Synonyms round

◇Word family
canonical adjectivecanonize verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

principle rule standard criterion norm round

?Which word?

Do not confuse canon (a rule, or an accepted list of works) and cannon (a large, heavy gun).

Canon (नियम, या मान्य रचनाओं की सूची) और cannon (बड़ी, भारी तोप) में भ्रम न करें।