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gros-canon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • canon noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.

Senses

gros-canon is used for these senses in English:

  • canon (printing, dated, uncountable) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

canon — full definition

  1. noun A collection of works or rules officially accepted as genuine or authoritative, such as the accepted body of a writer's work or a set of religious texts.
  2. noun A clergyman who serves on the staff of a cathedral.

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