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canons
noun(can-non)
a large, heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage
canons
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a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells
canons
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any device for propelling a substance or object at high speeds
canons
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a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council
canons
noun(can-non)
a provision of canon law
canons
noun(can-non)
the most solemn and unvarying part of the Mass including the consecration of the bread and wine
canons
noun(can-non)
a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church
canons
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canon regular
canons
noun(can-non)
a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
canons
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something resembling a canyon
canons
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a member of one of several Roman Catholic religious institutes of regular priests living in community under a usually Augustinian rule

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