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canon meaning in Hindi

कैनन

/ˈkæn.ən/

canon in Hindi: कैनन. In English, canon means a generally accepted principle; a rule.

Hindi words for canon

कैनन

English meaning of canon

  1. noun A generally accepted principle; a rule.
  2. noun A formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.
  3. noun A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
  4. noun The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

Full definition of canon

canon in a sentence

  • The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
  • the Canon of Polykleitos
  • the entire Shakespearean canon

Synonyms of canon

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Questions about canon in Hindi

What is the meaning of canon in Hindi?
Canon in Hindi is कैनन.
canon का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Canon: कैनन.
What does canon mean in English?
Canon means a generally accepted principle; a rule.

Source and license

Hindi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “canon”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: canon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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