canon
/ˈkæn·ən/ n [C]Definition
› a principle or law, or a set of these, esp. in a Christian church: The canon for lawyers has clear restrictions. › music the repetition of a musical pattern after it has been sung or played once, although not always in the same octave or by the same instrument
(Definition of canon n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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