canon

«canon» in Mova's school dictionary: a priest who belongs to the staff of a large church… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (canons)

meaning for a pupil

1) A canon is a priest who belongs to the staff of a large church, called a cathedral. tree →

2) A canon is an old word for a church rule or an accepted standard. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old stories the canon is a respected clergyman who lives in a fine house near the church; a canon can also be a rule that is accepted by the church

examples

• The canon lived in a fine new house. tree →
• The canon read from his big book. tree →
• The canon's daughters sat by the bay window. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «canon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.