canon
Canon (Latin for "measure") stands for:
- Canon (music) , song with several repeating voices
- Canon (art) , rules for proportioning in the visual arts
- Canon (fiction) , material believed to be valid in a fictional universe
- Canon (font size ) , outdated font size for the font size in typography
- Canon (tax) , recurring levy to the landlord
- musical instrument-like tool, see monochord
Religion:
- Canon (Orthodox liturgy) , liturgical chant of the Orthodox churches
- Canon (Canon Law) , Article in Catholic Canon Law
- Document from council resolutions (1st – 12th centuries), see canons
Work title:
- Canon of Polyklet , as a short form (5th century BC)
- Canon of medicine , short for Canon medicinae Avicennae (11th century)
- Kanon (computer game) , Japanese adventure (1999)
- Kanon (2002) , Japanese anime series based on the computer game
- Canon (2006) , Japanese anime series based on the computer game
- Der Kanon , anthology by Marcel Reich-Ranicki (2002–2006)
Canon is the family name of the following people:
- Joseph Kanon (born 1946), American author
- Wilfried Kanon (* 1993), Ivorian football player
See also:
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title begins with canon
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title contains canon
- Kan-on (sound reading)
- Kannon (Guanyin)
- Canon (disambiguation)
- Cannon (disambiguation)
- Kanun (disambiguation)
Wiktionary: Canon - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
