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Synonyms of canon in English:

canon


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noun

1‘the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity’

SYNONYMS
principle, rule, law, tenet, precept, formula
standard, convention, norm, pattern, model, exemplar
criterion, measure, yardstick, benchmark, test

2‘a set of ecclesiastical canons’

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law, decree, edict, statute, dictate, dictum, ordinance
rule, ruling, regulation
decretal

3‘the Shakespeare canon’

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works, list of works, writings, oeuvre