" canonize "

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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: 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: 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 

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1:  A process where worthy people are endowed among the canon of saints. The murdering of Jedi Knights by force of millions of Stormtroopers.

  * e.g.,  ...  All saints are accepted into the canon of saints through a process known as canonization. All the Jedi were hunted down and destroyed by millions of Stormtroopers through a process known as canonization. 

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1: A term used especially within gaming communties to differentiate between the official storyline (= canon) and everything which is not, like fanfiction, fanvids, etc.

  * e.g.,  ... "A lot of people consider Chell to be the daughter of Cave & Caroline, but it's by no means canon." 

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1: default pairings, often used to describe pairings in fanfiction that are claimed to be obvious. in other words, a couple that is heavily promoted or suggested in the show.

  * e.g.,  ... Jaden/Syrus is almost as canon to shonen fans as Jaden/Alexis is to het fans.  

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1: A fanfiction or pairing that is true to the original work.

  * e.g.,  ... Puzzleshipping is so canon, don't you think?