" canon "

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1: A piece of work -usually in reference to literature- that was written by the original author. Spin-offs, fan fiction, and any work not written by the original author of that fictional universe is considered non-canon.

  * e.g.,  ... I got sad at the end of Rurouni Kenshin: Seisouhen. Good thing it took out a lot of chunks from the original plot and wasn't written by Nobuhiro Watsuki, or else it would have been considered canon. :D 

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1: "Canon" is a term used by fans of anime and manga. Two characters that end up as a couple in the end of a series is considered canon. Canon can also be counted for when two characters don't end up as a couple in the end due to complications, but proclaim that they love each other anyway.

  * e.g.,  ... IzumixMeroko was canon in the manga but not the anime because Meroko continued to love Takuto. 

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1: To Canon or the practice of Canoning is associated with the specific and highly regarded skill of hitting or cannoning a ball, while running at full speed. The ball would preferably be moving at a rate of knots at the time, however in exceptional cases (Alex, free kick, Chelsea vs Liverpool) a static ball is allowed. The Canon is a underused art in most professional sport, however it is slowly being reintroduced by purists of the game, it is now most commonly found in hockey at it highest level. Hockey allows the ball to be hit in a constantly rising trajectory until it is stopped only by the net.

  * e.g.,  ... Jesus Christ, he's just unleashed a Canon 

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2: Jesus Christ, he's just unleashed a Canon

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1: A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Used since the 12th century popularized by pirates.

  * e.g.,  ... I don't like to be hit by canons 

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1: A super cute cool and nice guy and he's funny girls love him and he's in intelligent and can be a savage sometimes but mostly sweet

  * e.g.,  ... WoW is that canon cause he's a guy I dream of 

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1: /ˈkanən/

  * e.g.,  ... “George was not a canon character is the series, but they used it in their AU, regardless.” “My AU was not canon to the original plot in the movie, but I think people will like this spin on the story.” “They had made their own head-canon, where Lucy had survived the explosion.” 

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2: (canonical, canonically, canons)

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3: NOUN A word to describe something that is true to the original story. Things considered “canon” are basically considered “true” (in the story). -Similar Words:

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4: Not Canon; Something that isn’t true to the original story.

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5: Head-Canon; Usually used when someone creates their own AU (Alternate Universe), and adds their own “canon” part in their story. Usually describes fiction.

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6: Often confused with “cannon”. Can be used in sentences as;

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1: Relating to a canon. The word is mostly used in fan fiction to describe a piece of information as official.

  * e.g.,  ... Canonically, the Among Us impostors are an alien species that can shapeshift. 

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1: In slang, a word used by those who write fanfiction. It refers to the original body of work that the fanfiction came from.

  * e.g.,  ... Her fanfiction ideas screwed around with the canon storyline of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. 

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1: The real deal; a piece that is widely recognized as a genuine member of the body of work (oeuvre) of a given artist/writer/composer; a standard by which all others are compared.

  * e.g.,  ... I just finished reading the "canonical list of auto plurals" on manofleisure.us 

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1: The standard form of a mathmematical equation that can be written in many ways, making it easier to compare to other forms of the same equation.

  * e.g.,  ... The canonical sum of products form for representing the boolean function OR is simply A + B