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Canon
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[1] [German version] I. General points The Greek word canon (κανών,
kanṓn) was probably derived from κάννα (
kánna: ‘bulrush reed or rod’), a Semitic loan word in the Greek language. The original meaning of ‘straight reed, stick, rod (in different uses)’ developed into several more specific and technical meanings. As a result, the Greek word canon designates a carpenter's or bricklayer's measuring stick or square, a chronological or astrological table, a monochord in music terminology (from Euclides [3]) etc. In …
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Brill’s New Pauly
